17th Tank Brigade is a tank formation of Armed Forces of Ukraine. The unit is the direct successor of Soviet 17th Tank Division. In 2014, when the war broken out in Donbas, the unit was in the process of reorganization to 2nd Tank Brigade and only a skeleton staff was present. The reorganization was ceased soon after it and the unit was deployed to Donbas. In fall 2014, most of the brigade was staffed with volunteers, mainly from territorial battalions. Additional mechanized battalions were formed to help 17th Brigade but in 2015, two battalions were transferred to other units. All tank units were withdrawn from the frontline in 2015 after the battle of Debaltseve.
On the night of the invasion, part of the brigade was stationed in Luhansk Oblast and one tank battalion in Mariupol.
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Operation Report 2019 – Week #23
Operation reports are summary of what happened in Joint forces operation zone (previously known as Anti-Terrorist Operation zone or ATO) during the last week.
Structure
1st Tank Battalion
The battalion has three companies and each company is equipped with ten tanks.
2nd Tank Battalion
The battalion has three companies and each company is equipped with ten tanks.
3rd Tank Battalion
The battalion has three companies and each company is equipped with ten tanks.
Mechanized Battalion
Formed from the volunteers of 40th Territorial Defense Battalion “Kyivan Rus”. Equipped with BMPs.
Artillery Group
Brigade artillery group equipped with 2S1 and 2S3 self-propelled artillery vehicles.
Reconnaissance Company
Brigade scouts. The unit is equipped with BRDM-2s.
Anti-Aircraft Company
The company provides protection against danger from the air. It’s equipped with Tonguska and Strela-10.
Support units
This includes all rear elements such as engineers, communication, medics, and material support unit.
Uniforms
MM-14
The camouflage was officially adopted as standard camouflage of Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2014. The semi-arid, with the addition of digital pattern, works well in Ukrainian nature.
Vehicles
T-64B
Type:
MTB
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T-64BV
Type:
MTB
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T-72M1
Type:
MBT
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BMP-2
Type:
IFV
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BMP-1
Type:
IFV
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MT-LB
Type:
APC
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BRDM-2
Type:
APC
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MT-LB-S
Type:
APC
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2S1 Gvozdika
Type:
Artillery
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9K35 Strela-10
Type:
Anti-Aircraft
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2K22 Tonguska
Type:
Anti-Aircraft
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BM-21 Grad
Type:
MLRS
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2S3 Akatsiya
Type:
Artillery
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R145
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Radio-comms
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