Last update on: February 2, 2023
Last update on: February 2, 2023
17 ОТБр
Full name: 17th Separate Kryvyi Rih Tank Brigade named after Konstantin Pestushko
UA: 17-та окрема танкова Криворізька бригада імені Костянтина Пестушка
February 1, 1992 – Today
A3283
Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro Oblast
Pavlo Zhytnyak
Operational Command East
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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 All tank units were withdrawn from the frontline in 2015 after the battle of Debaltseve.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.
You can find details about all Ukrainian Tank brigades on our site.
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.
The unit includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.
The first linear tank battalion of the brigade.
The second tank battalion of the brigade.
The third linear tank battalion of the brigade.
The fourth linear tank battalion of the brigade.
The mechanized battalion of the brigade.
Infantry battalion formed in 2022 to reinforce combat capabilities of the brigade.
The group includes HQ, target acquisition unit, two self-propelled artillery battalions, rocket artillery unit and anti-tank unit.
The air defense battalion of the brigade.
The scouts of the brigade.
The engineers of the brigade.
The repair & restoration battalion of the brigade.
The logistic battalion of the brigade.
The signal company of the brigade.
The radar and radiolocation company of the brigade.
The medics of the brigade.
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence unit.
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.
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