According to the chairman of the Public Council at the Odesa Regional State Administration Serhiy Bratchuk, the Russians tried to plant a maritime and air landing in Kobleve [uk] on the Black Sea coast of the Mykolaiv area.

As a result of the brigade, the Russians' attempt to plant a landing was stopped, and they enemy retreated, losing up to 25 soldiers.

[14] Two days later, on the 12th of November, elements of the brigade were seen entering Kherson as part of the liberation of the city during the southern offensive.

[citation needed] Elements of the brigade were also present in the battle of Bakhmut as of February 2023, with servicemen interviewed by CNN[15] and portrayed by The New Yorker.

[16] Between November 2022 and January 2023, a battalion of the 28th Mechanized Brigade numbering 600 men was reported to had been almost annihilated fighting in a village south of Bakhmut, with around 70 soldiers said to have been encircled and massacred in one incident.