Armoured Forces (Ukraine)

Armoured Troops (Ukrainian: Танкові війська, romanized: Tankovi Viys’ka) are the corps in the Ukrainian Ground Forces, the main striking force of ground troops. They are used primarily in conjunction with mechanized forces in key areas and perform the following tasks:

  • in defense - support of mechanized troops in repelling the enemy attack and developing counterattacks;
  • in the attack - the application of powerful strokes to dissect enemy lines in greater depth, development of success, and defeat the enemy in counter-battles and battles.
Armoured Troops
Танкові війська
Active1992 — present
CountryUkraine
BranchUkrainian Ground Forces
TypeArmored forces
Insignia
Armoured Forces branch insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia

Current Structure

Disbanded Formations

References
  1. (in Ukrainian) Brigade in Honcharivske receives new tanks Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "4 армійський корпус резерву". mil.in.ua. Український мілітарний портал. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. "Військові частини, ВНЗ, установи, що не належать до видів ЗС України". www.ukrmilitary.com. Ukrainian Military Pages. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  4. Харченко Микола (2018-07-09). "4 отдельная танковая бригада". mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Portal. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. "Масштабні військові навчання відбулись на Херсонщині". www.unn.com.ua. Ukrainian national news. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  6. Новостворена танкова бригада склала іспит на полігоні «ШИРОКИЙ ЛАН»
  7. (in Ukrainian) Training in the 17th Armored Brigade
  8. Lenskiy
  9. Feskov, p.106
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