It traces its history to the 117th Guards Rifle Division of the Second World War.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the 117th Guards Tank Training Division was succeeded by the 62nd Mechanized Brigade, which, in turn, was created 26th Artillery Brigade (based on the Directive of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from 18.06.2004 № 312/1/014).

In May 2019 the brigade was given the honorary name of "Corporal General Roman Daszkewycz [wikidata]" in a decree of President Petro Poroshenko.

[3] The brigade is operating Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers gifted by Germany and the Netherlands during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, artillery used in the Battle of Bakhmut.

[6] On 1 December 2000, the training center was disbanded, and its units used to form the 62nd Mechanized Brigade.