17th Tank Brigade (Ukraine)

17th Tank Brigade
(2016–present)

17th Guards Tank Brigade
(Sep 2003 – 2016)

17th Guards Tank Division
(1965 – Sep 2003)

37th Guards Tank Division
(1957–1965)

25th Guards Mechanized Division^[1]
(1945–1957)

20th Guards Rifle Division
(1942–1945)

174th Rifle Division
(1940–1942)
17th Tank Brigade; (2016–present) 17th Guards Tank Brigade; (Sep 2003 – 2016) 17th Guards Tank Division; (1965 – Sep 2003) 37th Guards Tank Division; (1957–1965) 25th Guards Mechanized Division; (1945–1957) 20th Guards Rifle Division; (1942–1945) 174th Rifle Division; (1940–1942)
Ukrainian: 17-та окрема танкова Криворізька бригада
	17th Tank Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1940–present
Country	Soviet Union; (1940–1991); Ukraine; (1991–present)
Branch	Ground Forces
Type	Armoured Forces
Role	Armoured
Size	Brigade
Part of	Operational Command East
Garrison/HQ	Kryvyi Rih; MUN А3283
Patron	Kostiantyn Pestushko
Engagements	World War II; War in Donbass; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Kharkiv; Battle of the Siverskyi Donets; Battle of Bakhmut; Battle of the Svatove–Kreminna line; ;
Battle honours	Kryvyi Rih
Commanders
Current; commander	Pavlo Zhytnyak
Notable; commanders	Lt. Col. Oleksandr Tarnavskiy

The 17th Tank Brigade is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 1940. The full name of the brigade is the 17th Kryvyi Rih Tank Brigade, named after Kostiantyn Pestushko.^[3]^[5]

^ Cite error: The named reference Holm17thGv was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Питання удосконалення навичок виконання вправ бойових стрільб з танка планується відпрацювати з військовослужбовцями 17 окремої танкової бригади 6 армійського корпусу на Криворізьському військовому полігоні" [Live fire tank exercises planned for 17th Guards Tank Brigade 6th Army Corps Kryvyi Rih on training ground] (in Ukrainian). Press Center of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №618/2019" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №618 / 2019] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Ukrainian soldiers from 17th tank brigade are seen in the Ukrainian position near Bakhmut. Ukrainian armed force is fighting intensely in Bakhmut and the surrounding area as Russian forces are getting ever closer to taking the eastern city of Ukraine. The battle of Bakhmut is now known as "the bloodiest" and "one of the longest fight", it has become one of the most significant fights in the war between Ukraine and Russia Stock Photo - Alamy".
^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 569/2006" [Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 569/2006]. president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Press Service of the President of Ukraine. 23 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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[2] "Питання удосконалення навичок виконання вправ бойових стрільб з танка планується відпрацювати з військовослужбовцями 17 окремої танкової бригади 6 армійського корпусу на Криворізьському військовому полігоні" [Live fire tank exercises planned for 17th Guards Tank Brigade 6th Army Corps Kryvyi Rih on training ground] (in Ukrainian). Press Center of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[NN№618/2019KP-3] "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №618/2019" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №618 / 2019] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[4] "Ukrainian soldiers from 17th tank brigade are seen in the Ukrainian position near Bakhmut. Ukrainian armed force is fighting intensely in Bakhmut and the surrounding area as Russian forces are getting ever closer to taking the eastern city of Ukraine. The battle of Bakhmut is now known as "the bloodiest" and "one of the longest fight", it has become one of the most significant fights in the war between Ukraine and Russia Stock Photo - Alamy".

[5] "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 569/2006" [Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 569/2006]. president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Press Service of the President of Ukraine. 23 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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