5th Guards Tank Brigade

5th Separate Guards Tatsin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Tank Brigade
5th Separate Guards Tatsin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Tank Brigade
5-я отдельная гвардейская танковая Тацинская Краснознамённая, ордена Суворова бригада
Active	2009-present
Country	Russia
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Part of	36th Combined Arms Army
Garrison/HQ	Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Northern Ukraine campaign Battle of Ivankiv; ; Eastern Ukraine campaign 2024 Velyka Novosilka offensive; ; ; ;

The 5th Separate Guards Tatsin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Tank Brigade (Russian: 5-я отдельная гвардейская танковая Тацинская Краснознамённая, ордена Суворова бригада) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces. It is subordinate to the 36th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District and is garrisoned in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia. Its military unit number is 46108.^[1]^[2]

History

Formed in 2009, the 5th Tank Brigade is the successor formation to the 2nd Guards Tank Corps.^[3]^[2]

In 2015 the 5th Tank Brigade was shown to be one of the Russian army units actively participating in the war in Donbas, having been present in the Battle of Debaltseve.^[4]

On December 5, 2016, the brigade commander Colonel Ruslan Galitsky was killed in action as the unit was deployed to Syria.^[5]

References

^ "5-я отдельная гвардейская танковая бригада (в/ч 46108)". armius.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
^ ^a ^b "В Бурятию с Донбасса вернулись танкисты 5-й танковой бригады". ulan.mk.ru (in Russian). 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
^ "5-я отдельная гвардейская Тацинская танковая бригада приняла участие в учениях «Восток-2018»". dontr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
^ Toler, Aric (2015-03-11). "How These Adorable Puppies Exposed Russian Involvement in Ukraine". bellingcat. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
^ один, Номер. "В Сирии погиб командир 5-й танковой бригады Улан-Удэ". gazeta-n1.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.

[1] "5-я отдельная гвардейская танковая бригада (в/ч 46108)". armius.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.

[:0-2] "В Бурятию с Донбасса вернулись танкисты 5-й танковой бригады". ulan.mk.ru (in Russian). 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-07-25.

[3] "5-я отдельная гвардейская Тацинская танковая бригада приняла участие в учениях «Восток-2018»". dontr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.

[4] Toler, Aric (2015-03-11). "How These Adorable Puppies Exposed Russian Involvement in Ukraine". bellingcat. Retrieved 2023-07-25.

[5] один, Номер. "В Сирии погиб командир 5-й танковой бригады Улан-Удэ". gazeta-n1.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.

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