66th Guards Rifle Division

293rd Rifle Division (1941–43) 66th Guards Rifle Division (1943–57) 66th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–60) 66th Guards Training Motor Rifle Division (1960–87) 110th Guards Separate Training Center (1987–1992) 66th Mechanized Division (1992–2000) 22nd Mechanized Brigade (2000–2003)
Sleeve Patch for 66th Mechanized Division
Active	July 18, 1941–2003
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Red Army 1941–1991 Ukrainian Ground Forces 1992–2003
Type	Mechanized
Size	3,000 (2003)
Part of	38th Army 38th Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	ChernivtsiChernivtsi Oblast Ukraine
Anniversaries	July 18, 1941
Engagements	Second Battle of Kharkov Operation Uranus Battle of Kursk Lower Dnepr strategic offensive operation Korsun-Shevchenkovsky Offensive Operation Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive East Carpathian Strategic Offensive Operation Carpathian-Uzhgorod Offensive Operation Battle of Budapest Balaton Defensive Operation Vienna Offensive Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner
Battle honours	Poltava, Bukovyna
Commanders
Notable commanders	Major General Pavel Lagutin (1st Commander)
Insignia
Soviet Guards badge
Ukrainian Guards badge
Mechanized branch insignia

The 22nd Mechanised Brigade was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces from 2000 to 2003. However most of its historical traditions stem from the 66th Guards Rifle Division, originally a formation of the Red Army and later of the Soviet Ground Forces.

After 26 October 1999, full name of the Division became 66th Guards Mechanized Bukovyna, Poltava Red Banner Division of the 38th Army Corps of the Western Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: 66 гвардійська механізована Буковинська, Полтавська Червонопрапорна дивізія 38 армійського корпусу Західного оперативного командування Збройних Сил України)

By Order of the People's Commissariat of Defence of the USSR № 034 from January 21, 1943 the 293rd Rifle Division was reorganized into the 66th Guards Rifle Division. Major General Akim Yakshin became Division's new commander after Pavel Lagutin was promoted to Executive officer of the 21st Army. On February 7, 1943 most of the Divisions units were renamed.

On March 17, 1943 the 66th was assigned to 6th Guards Rifle Corps, 1st Guards Army, Southwestern Front, from May 5, 1943 the 66th was assigned to 5th Guards Army Steppe Military District. From May 9, 1943 the 66th was with 32nd Guards Rifle Corps 5th Guards Army. During Battle of Kursk and Lower Dnepr strategic offensive operation the 66th was with 33rd Guards Rifle Corps 5th Guards Army, later she was again assigned to 32nd Guards Corps. On September 23, 1943 the 66th was awarded with the honorable name "Poltava" by Supreme Commander. By the end of October the 66th was with 53rd Army, 2nd Ukrainian Front. On November 28, 1943 Major General Sergey Frolov became new Divisions commander, he would remain there until the end of the war. On November 30, 1943 the 66th was with 20th Guards Rifle Corps 4th Guards Army. On January 3, 1944 66th was assigned to 48th Rifle Corps 53rd Army. While taking part in Korsun-Shevchenkovsky Offensive Operation, 66th was with 75th Rifle Corps, later she was assigned to 26th Guards Rifle Corps.