5th Guards Tank Brigade
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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]
| 5th Separate Guards Tatsin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Tank Brigade | |
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| 5-я отдельная гвардейская танковая Тацинская Краснознамённая, ордена Суворова бригада | |
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| Active | 2009-present |
| Country | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Part of | 36th Combined Arms Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia |
| Engagements | |
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
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