5th Tank Brigade is a tank brigade of Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed in 2016. The unit participated in numerous of exercises, mainly near the occupied Crimea, but was subsequently demobilized and remained only on paper. In February 2022, the brigade was re-created in Kryvyi Rih to reinforce Ukrainian defense. However, due to losses in other armored and mechanized brigades, tanks and manpower were used to replenish already existing units and the brigade de-facto cease to exist again. In March 2023, the brigade has been reactivated and raised in Kamianka-Buzka. In July 2023, the unit received a new insignia, and later it became known that the brigade was assigned under the command of 10th Army Corps. On January 2024, the official Facebook account revealed the brigade celebrated its first anniversary, indicating the unit is a new formation, not a continuation of the previous 5th Tank Brigade of the Reserve Corps.

Recent News

Update on 9th and 10th Army Corps
December 10, 2023

Both Ukrainian Army Corps report changes in its structure and 10th Army Corps has a new commander.

Structure

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

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 linear tank battalion of the brigade.

3rd Tank Battalion

The third linear tank battalion of the brigade.

1st Rifle Battalion

Linear rifle battalion of the brigade, formed after the Russian full-scale invasion.

Mechanized Battalion

The mechanized battalion 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.

Logistic Battalion

The logistic battalion of the brigade.

Maintenance Battalion

The repair & restoration 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.

Equipment

Here, you can view the complete list of the unit’s equipment. All images of the vehicles and weapons below are sourced from the unit’s official social media page.

Current equipment

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Leopard 1A5DK

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 5+

T-72M1

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 2+

M-55S

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 2+

M60 AVLB

Type:

AVLB

| Amount: 1+

Previous equipment

T-72B

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 20+

Equipment Losses

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

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