[7] In Slavic mythology, the name Magura [uk] is interpreted as the daughter of Perun, the god of thunder and lightning along with war and warriors.

The unit was originally called the 47th Assault Battalion, and was created under the leadership of Captain Ivan Shalamaga, who at the time held the position of deputy commander in the 30th Mechanized Brigade; and reconnaissance officer Valery Markus.

[7] The 47th Mechanized Brigade was formed from the 47th Assault Battalion, which was established with volunteers from Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Lviv.

[12] The battalion was quickly equipped and ready for action, participating in a battle for the Vuhlehirska power station in the Donetsk region by May 8, 2022.

[9] On June 28, 2022, the battalion was expanded to an assault regiment with the addition of tank, artillery, and fire support units.

[1] The regiment underwent restructuring from October 13 to November 15, 2022, to become the 47th Mechanized Brigade, which is now equipped with M-55S, Panthera T6, BMP-1, Leopard 2 and M2A2 ODS Bradleys.

[14][15] On July 11, 2023, headmaster sergeant Valerii Markus, who had met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the end of June, complained about the decisions of the unit's command regarding lack of interest in soldiers morale and officers incompetence.

On 22 July, 2023 Dimytro Rybakov Commander of the 47th Mechanized Brigade was killed in combat in direction of Melitopol axis.

The BBC team also traveled around the southern front and saw Mastiff armored vehicles, supplied by Britain, damaged and destroyed.

[22] After a month of intense fighting, on August 23, 2023, they unfurled the Ukrainian flag on the ruins of a local school,[23] marking the capture of Robotyne and subsequently organized the evacuation of the remaining civilians.

[6] Around mid-October 2023, the brigade was pulled from the southern front and transferred to reinforce the defense against Russian forces in the battle of Avdiivka.

[32] On December 28, near Stepove, in repelling an attack by a Russian reinforced battalion of 500 troops, the brigade allegedly killed half of them and destroyed 21 enemy tanks and 14 IFV/APCs.

[36] Ukrainian commander-in-chief Syrskyi publicly praised the 47th Brigade in March 2024 for its efforts in repelling Russian attacks on the villages of Berdychi and Orlivka.

[32] El País on April 22, 2024 reported the brigade was in dire straits due to ammunition and equipment shortages; in one company, for instance, there remained only two Bradley vehicles in operation out of its initial eleven.