5th Tank Brigade
The 5th Separate Tank Brigade is a tank unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It operates as a standalone tank brigade within Ukraine's Armed Forces and has been primarily known for its role during Russia's full-scale invasion, including operations on the Huliaipole axis in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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Ukrainian airborne assault forces report Russian attempts to exploit bad weather on Huliaypole front
Ukraine's 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces reported that Russian forces are combining small-group infantry infiltrations with motorcycle movement and armored vehicles on the Huliaypole direction as weather conditions deteriorated over the past week. Multiple Russian combined-arms armies are committed on the axis, which the report identifies as a key southern thrust toward Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian forces destroyed a GRU-linked special-purpose brigade group and a logistics bridge used by the Russian army.