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…

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You can find details about all Ukrainian Tank brigades on our site.

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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. 

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17th Tank Brigade available

A page of 17th Tank Brigade of Armed Forces of Ukraine was added to our site. The page contains the unit’s uniforms, warpath, casualties, and more.

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Structure

Here you can find the last known structure of the unit, including their insignias if available.

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Brigade’s Headquarters

The unit includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

1st Tank Battalion

The first linear tank battalion of the brigade.

2nd Tank Battalion

The second tank battalion of the brigade.

3rd Tank Battalion

The third linear tank battalion of the brigade.

4th Tank Battalion

The fourth linear tank battalion of the brigade.

Mechanized Battalion

The mechanized battalion of the brigade.

2nd Rifle Battalion

Infantry battalion formed in 2022 to reinforce combat capabilities of the brigade.

Artillery Group

The group includes HQ, target acquisition unit, two self-propelled artillery battalions, rocket artillery unit and anti-tank unit.

Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion

The air defense battalion of the brigade.

Reconnaissance Company

The scouts of the brigade.

Engineer Battalion

The engineers of the brigade.

Maintenance Battalion

The repair & restoration battalion of the brigade.

Logistic Battalion

The logistic battalion of the brigade.

Signal Company

The signal company of the brigade.

Radar Company

The radar and radiolocation company of the brigade.

Medical Company

The medics of the brigade.

CBRN Protection Company

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence unit.

Uniforms

All images of uniforms listed below are taken from the official social media page of the unit.

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.

Equipment

Here you can find all equipment of the unit. All images of vehicles and weapons listed below are taken from the official social media page of the unit.

T-64B

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T-64BV

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T-72M1

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BMP-2

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BMP-1

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IFV

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MT-LB

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APC

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BRDM-2

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LAV

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MT-LB-S

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2S1 Gvozdika

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9K35 Strela-10

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2K22 Tonguska

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BM-21 Grad

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MLRS

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2S3 Akatsiya

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R145

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Equipment Losses

We currently don’t have information about the unit’s equipment casualties. Please check back later.

Manpower Casualties

We currently don’t have information about the unit’s manpower losses. Please check back later.