🇺🇦🛡️ 57th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade Patch — Born in Battle 💙💛

🇺🇦🛡️ 57th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade Patch — Born in Battle 💙💛

🧵 This embroidered patch features the distinctive upward-pointing arrowhead of Ukraine’s 57th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade, in muted gold with black outlining against a two-tone green shield. A simple, striking design representing a brigade with more than a decade of service. 🇺🇦

📅 Formed in autumn 2014, the brigade is approaching its twelfth anniversary. It grew from volunteer battalions and carries the honorary name of Kosh Otaman Kost Hordiienko, a historic leader of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks — a name formally bestowed in 2019. Unit background · Honorary naming

🛡️ Its combat history includes Debaltseve, the defence of Bakhmut, the liberation of the Kherson region, and fighting in the Kharkiv region. Its motto, “Born in Battle”, reflects those wartime origins. Brigade service history · Brigade motto

🎖️ On 24 September 2022, the brigade received the presidential honorary distinction “For Courage and Bravery”, recognising courage and heroism in the defence of Ukraine. Presidential decree

🎁 A meaningful addition to a Ukrainian military patch collection, honouring the people behind this distinctive insignia.

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💙💛 Your purchase supports Ukraine UK Aid’s humanitarian work inside Ukraine, helping people affected by the war. 🚐📦🤝