68th Jaeger Brigade 68 окрема єгерська бригада
Tom Cooper wrote on 12 July "RUMINT has it, the recently-established 68th Jaeger Brigade, deployed in this area few days ago, then drove them out of Pavlivka, possibly out of Oleksandrivka, too".
There is a facebook page for the 68 окрема єгерська бригада created 8 April 2022. So not recently-established.
The 1st post:
68 separate hunting brigade stands firm in the defense of the Ukrainian Donbass from the Russian invasion. And although the military unit was created relatively recently, our guys are heroically repelling *rk attacks in the hottest spots of the southeast.
Gray-haired men and beardless boys voluntarily expressed their desire to serve the Motherland in this fateful time for her and put on military uniforms. They left their families at home to defend Ukraine with honor and valor from invaders and return with Victory.
The combat experience of the soldiers was hardened in the fight against the occupiers in the ATO/OO zone. And now they are mentors for other volunteers of the unit.
Currently, the brigade continues to fulfill the tasks set before it to ensure the protection and territorial integrity of our state.
The enemy will not pass! Glory to Ukraine and the Armed Forces!
This seems a bit early to be sent to combat, unless only a detachment formed from war veterans, and a long time before they are reported in combat.
A google search found few, and only recent, items in English.
There are more articles in Ukrainian, many sourced from facebook, but there are some that are not e.g. They went to fight as a whole family and promised to surprise the army with secret know-how, ukraine.segodnya.ua, June 19.
Their shoulder patch does not feature much in the photos, but there is photo in ambulance and patch on right shoulder as well as staged photos of the patch.
Earlier this month I noticed an even earlier post that said the Motorised Battalion Vedmedi [Мотопіхотний Батальйон 'Ведмеді'] had been transferred from the 128Bde to the 68thBde. This appears to have disappeared as has the 'Related Pages' link on its page to the 68th and instead a 'Related Pages' to the 37th Separate Motorised Battalion [37 окремий мотопіхотний батальйон] now appears instead.
JominiW has add the 68th Jaeger Brigade to his map, west of Vuhledar (nowhere near Pavlivka as reported by Tom Cooper).
This brigade probably exists, but may be elaborate disinformation.
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