90th Guards Tank Division (2016–present) explained

Unit Name:90th Guards Tank Division
Native Name:90-я гвардейская танковая дивизия
Dates:2016–present[1]
Type:Armoured
Size:10,000 soldiers,
300 T-72 tanks[2]
Command Structure:Central Military District
Garrison:Chebarkul
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Equipment:T-72A/B/BA/B3, BMP-2, BTR-82A, Grad MLRS, TOS-1,[3] [4] 2S12, 2S3.[5]
Battles:Russo-Ukrainian War
Decorations: (2)
Battle Honours:Vitebsk
Novgorod
Battle Honours Label:Honorifics
Current Commander:Colonel Ramil Rakhmatulovich Ibatullin

90th Guards Tank Vitebsk-Novgorod Twice Red Banner Division (; Military Unit Number 86274) is a Russian armoured division. The division was formed by December 2016 in the Central Military District.[6]

History

See main article: 6th Guards Motor Rifle Division.

Establishment

The 90th Guards Tank Division was reformed by December 2016 in the Central Military District, carrying on the lineage of the 90th Guards Rifle Division.[7] The division inherited the awards and history of the 6th Guards Motor Rifle Division, the former 90th Guards Rifle Division. The division was formed in accordance with an order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces and decree of the Russian Defence Minister dated 13 September 2016. The division is based in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk Oblasts.[8] The division was formed form the 7th Separate Guards Tank Brigade, whose traditions were continued by the 239th Guards Tank Regiment, and the 32nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, perpetuated by the 228th Motor Rifle Regiment. To continue the heritage of the 30th Ural Volunteer Tank Corps, the tank battalion of the 228th Motor Rifle Regiment was designated as the Ural Tank Battalion.[9] [10]

On 19 August 2017, the 90th anniversary of the division and the 76th anniversary of the 239th Guards Tank Regiment were solemnly celebrated. A reconstruction of the seizure of Vitebsk (in Belarus) was organized, in which the T-34/85 tank was involved. Demonstration performances of the servicemen of the reconnaissance battalion took place. The company of the Guard of Honor of the Central Military District demonstrated combat bearing and possession of weapons. The division's amateur art ensemble performed.

On June 30, 2018, an ukaz of President Vladimir Putin officially conferred the honorifics Guards Vitebsk-Novgorod upon the division, while the 6th Tank Regiment became the 6th Guards Lvov Tank Regiment and the 400th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment received the honorific Transylvania.[11]

On February 24, 2022, the division participated in the 2022 Kyiv offensive during the initial stage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the north-east of Kyiv.[12] The 90th Guards Tank Division had two battalion tactical groups involved in the three-week Battle of Brovary, where the division suffered significant losses in personnel and equipment.[13] The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence reported on 10 March 2022 that the commander of the 6th Guards Lvov Tank Regiment, Colonel Andrey Zakharov, was killed in the battle.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] By late March, the division, along with other Russian units, began a hasty retreat out of Kyiv Oblast. Afterwards, the division redeployed to Eastern Ukraine, receiving BMPT Terminator tank support combat vehicles to join the Russian Airborne Forces fighting in Lysychansk.[21]

On Friday 9th December 2022, the British government sanctioned the commander of the division (Colonel Ramil Rakhmatulovich Ibatullin) along with 30 other individuals. The sanctions, co-ordinated with international allies, were taken to mark International Anti-Corruption Day on Friday and Human Rights Day on Saturday.

Composition and Equipment

Composition
EquipmentEquipment in 2018: T-72A/B/BA/B3, BMP-2, BTR-82A, Grad MLRS, TOS-1,[3] [4] 2S12, 2S3.[27]

Commanders

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Более 5 000 военных с семьями едут на Южный Урал. 2017-12-15. 2017-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821044324/https://www.znak.com/2016-08-18/chto_zhdat_ot_rasshireniya_chebarkulskoy_tankovoy_brigady_kotoraya_stanet_diviziey. live.
  2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/09/15/pity-the-russians-who-get-assigned-to-the-ill-fated-90th-tank-division-in-ukraine/?sh=de237117d176 Pity The Russians Who Get Assigned To The Ill-Fated 90th Tank Division In Ukraine
  3. Web site: Более 1,5 тыс. военных применили новые формы ведения боя в ходе учений на Урале.. 2017-04-21. TASS. 2017-04-23. ru. 2020-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115004609/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/4200654. live.
  4. Web site: На Урале около 10 тыс. военнослужащих ЦВО приступили к занятиям на полигонах. Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. 13 January 2018. 12 January 2018. 7 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107101026/http://eng.mil.ru/en/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=50531@cmsPhotoGallery. live.
  5. Web site: Полупрямые "карусели" Чебаркуля. 2016-03-29. Red Star. 2017-04-24. ru. https://archive.today/20170424044420/http://www.redstar.ru/index.php/syria/item/28281-polupryamye-karuseli-chebarkulya. 2017-04-24. dead.
  6. News: Танковая дивизия на Урале будет сформирована до 1 декабря этого года. 11 September 2016. TASS. Russian. Tank division in the Urals will be formed by 1 December this year. 2 October 2016. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115004619/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/3612149. live.
  7. News: 11 September 2016 . Танковая дивизия на Урале будет сформирована до 1 декабря этого года . ru . Formation of tank division in Urals to be completed by 1 December this year . TASS . 24 May 2017 . 15 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200115004619/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/3612149 . live .
  8. Web site: 2016-12-01 . 90th Vitebskaya-Novgorodskaya tank division of the Red Banner of the Central MD started combat training . 15 December 2017 . Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation . 2020-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201106002522/http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12105158@egNews . live .
  9. Web site: Чебаркульский гарнизон - историческое место дислокации воинских частей . 2022-05-29 . PUTI-shestvuy . 2020-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200225195718/http://safe-rgs.ru/4476-chebarkulskiy-garnizon-mesto-dislokacii-chastey-i-soedineniy.html . live .
  10. Web site: Уральский танковый батальон сформируют к 2017 году . 2022-05-29 . Уралинформбюро . ru . 2018-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180718175641/http://www.uralinform.ru/news/society/255145-uralskii-tankovyi-batalon-sphormiruyut-k-2017-godu . live .
  11. Web site: In Provocative Move, Putin Names Regiments After Ukrainian Cities, Warsaw, Berlin. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. en. 2018-07-02. 2022-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20220507193923/https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-names-regiments-after-ukrainian-belarusian-cities-warsaw-and-berlin/29333014.html. live.
  12. Web site: Equipment identification of possible elements of 6th Guards Tank Regiment (в/ч 93992), 90th GTD highlighted from the earlier footage near Brovary. . 2022-03-17 . Twitter . en . 2022-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220507192359/https://twitter.com/HN_Schlottman/status/1501955869701021700 . live .
  13. Web site: Украинские военные разбили танковый полк российских войск и ликвидировали командира Захарова в Броварском районе - ГУР МО . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604144257/https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/810666.html . 2022-06-04 . 2022-03-17 . Интерфакс-Украина . ru.
  14. News: 10 March 2022 . Ukrainian military defeat tank regiment of Russian troops, eliminate commander Zakharov in Brovarsky district - Defense Intelligence . Interfax Kyiv . live . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313065610/https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/810680.html . 13 March 2022.
  15. Web site: Kaonga . Gerrard . 2022-03-10 . Russian commander allegedly killed as tank convoy ambushed in drone footage . 2022-03-16 . Newsweek . en . 2022-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323165249/https://www.newsweek.com/russian-commander-tank-convoy-ambush-drone-footage-ukraine-war-1686750 . live .
  16. Web site: report . Ground . 2022-03-10 . Who was Russian Colonel Andrei Zakharov Killed in Ukraine? . 2022-03-17 . Ground Report . en-US . 2022-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220327074449/https://groundreport.in/who-was-russian-colonel-andrei-zakharov-killed-in-ukraine/ . live .
  17. Web site: Colonel Andrey Zakharov, the commander of Russia's 6th Tank Regiment (90th Tank Division) was killed . 2022-03-17 . Twitter . en . 2022-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220317003152/https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1502440766962126848 . live .
  18. Web site: Russia's Commander of tank regiment was killed near Brovary . 2022-03-17 . Militarnyi . ru . 2022-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608060405/https://mil.in.ua/en/news/russia-s-commander-of-tank-regiment-was-killed-near-brovary/ . live .
  19. Web site: According to the Ukrainian MoD's Chief Directorate of Intelligence, the commander of Russia's 6th Tank Regiment (90th Tank Division) Colonel Andrey Zakharov was killed during yesterday's fighting in Brovary. . 2022-03-17 . Twitter . en . 2022-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610003042/https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1502426116551852035 . live .
  20. Web site: В Броварском районе ликвидирован полковник Захаров - командир полка оккупанта, - разведка. ВИДЕО . 2022-03-20 . 2022-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313111311/https://censor.net/ru/video_news/3323518/v_brovarskom_rayione_likvidirovan_polkovnik_zaharov_komandir_polka_okkupanta_razvedka_video . live .
  21. Web site: Axe . David . Pity The Russians Who Get Assigned To The Ill-Fated 90th Tank Division In Ukraine . 2022-09-20 . Forbes . en.
  22. Web site: Центральный военный округ. 22 Mar 2016. Milkavkaz. 2017-05-03. Russian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405202734/http://www.milkavkaz.net/2015/12/centralnyj-voennyj-okrug.html. 2017-04-05.
  23. Web site: Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 30.06.2018 № 382 'О присвоении 6 танковому полку почетного наименования'. publication.pravo.gov.ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107212913/http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201807020008. 2021-01-07. 2018-07-02. live.
  24. Web site: Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 30.06.2018 № 383 'О присвоении 400 самоходному артиллерийскому полку почетного наименования'. publication.pravo.gov.ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20210106172654/http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201807020014. 2021-01-06. 2018-07-02. live.
  25. Web site: 2022-10-31 . 232nd Rocket Artillery Brigade awarded honorary Guards title . 2023-09-05 . President of Russia . en.
  26. Web site: Institute for the Study of War . 2023-09-05 . Institute for the Study of War . en.
  27. Web site: Полупрямые "карусели" Чебаркуля. 2016-03-29. Red Star. 2017-04-24. ru. https://archive.today/20170424044420/http://www.redstar.ru/index.php/syria/item/28281-polupryamye-karuseli-chebarkulya. 2017-04-24. dead.
  28. https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12105158@egNews Воссозданная 90-я танковая дивизия ЦВО приступила к боевой учебе

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