page_title: 5th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
section_title: Mission objectives
hierarchical_section_title: 5th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) / Mission objectives
caption_attribution_description: English: Dispositions of U.S. and allied forces in Iraq, as reported in a Pentagon press briefing of April 30, 2004. Original URL: http://www.defenselink.mil/DODCMSShare/briefingslide/52/040430-D-6570C-006.jpg
context_page_description: The 5th Separate Mechanized Brigade was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces sent to Iraq in August 2003. Brigade was deployed from 17 August 2003 to March 2004.
context_section_description: Maintain stability and safety in Wasit Governorate
  Reconnaissance and destruction of terrorist and organized crime groups, detainment and court judgment of military criminals
  Provide support for Coalition Provisional Authority in reconstruction of civil departments
  Provide help with development of judicial system, which supports the rights of all Iraqi residents, and provides inner security
  Provide support together with other organizations in rebuilding of schooling, medical, electrical and water systems, industrial complexes, creation of new work places
  Form and train a battalion of Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC)
  Form and train 3 battalions for the Department of Border enforcement (DBE)
caption: Areas of Responsibility in Iraq as of 30 April 2004
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