5th Battalion Tactical Group (Ukraine)
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 5th Battalion Tactical Group
| image = 5th btg.png
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Battalion Tactical Group Insignia
| native_name= 5-та батальйонна тактична група
| nickname =
| dates = 2015-present
| garrison = Talakivka
| country = {{flag|Ukraine}}
| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces.svg}} Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
| type = Battalion tactical group
| role = Combined arms warfare
| size =
| command_structure = 25px 81st Aeromobile Brigade
| motto =
| colors =
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| battles = Russo-Ukrainian War
| specialization =
| decorations=
| current_commander= Col. Ishkulov Emil Shamilovich
| identification_symbol= 200px
| identification_symbol_label= Armband Badge
}}
5th Battalion Tactical Group is a Battalion tactical group of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces and is subordinated to 81st Aeromobile Brigade of the Air Assault Forces. It was established in 2015 as a combined arms warfare unit and since then, has taken part in multiple engagements. It is garrisoned at Talakivka in Poltava Oblast.
History
On December 31, 2014, the directive for establishment of the battalion at Kremenchuk was signed{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraf.in.ua/yandex/2015/12/31/batalyonno-taktichna-grupa-kremn-svyatkuye-pershu-rchnicyu_10050552.html |title=Батальйонно-тактична група "Кремінь" святкує першу річницю |author= |date=2015-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808171843/http://www.telegraf.in.ua/yandex/2015/12/31/batalyonno-taktichna-grupa-kremn-svyatkuye-pershu-rchnicyu_10050552.html |archive-date=2017-08-08 |website=telegraf.in.ua/ |publisher=Telegraf |access-date=8 August 2017}} and it was supposed to be headquartered at the base of 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment, but due to space unavailability the plan was ultimately changed in favor of establishing a new base at Zhytomyr.{{Cite web |url=http://www.telegraf.in.ua/kremenchug/2015/01/13/v-kremenchuge-hotyat-razmestit-esche-odnu-voennuyu-chast-no-ee-poka-negde-selit_10042372.html |title=В Кременчуге хотят разместить еще одну военную часть, но ее пока негде "селить" |access-date=7 August 2017 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807192116/http://www.telegraf.in.ua/kremenchug/2015/01/13/v-kremenchuge-hotyat-razmestit-esche-odnu-voennuyu-chast-no-ee-poka-negde-selit_10042372.html }}
Its establishment started at the 37th combined military training ground near Zhytomyr in March 2015 and the unit received personnel, equipment and weapons, and additional training was carried out till June 2015. Many volunteers, including the famous writer, Oleg Anatoliyovych Chuyko also volunteered as a part of the battalion and Oleg Anatoliyovych Chuyko became the battalion's first commander.{{Cite web|url=https://bucha.com.ua/index.php?newsid=1151073873|title=Війна на Сході України не йде в жодне порівняння з афганською|access-date=8 August 2017|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809040246/https://bucha.com.ua/index.php?newsid=1151073873}}{{Cite web|title="Ми вже не маємо нічого спільного з російським десантом"|url=https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/1126948480807741/|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2023-12-24|publisher=State University of the Armed Forces of Ukraine}}
On June 12, 2015, after complete preparation it was deployed to ATO zone{{Cite web|title=Полтавщина під надійною охороною Десантно-штурмових військ!|url=http://pyriatyn.org.ua/news/p2633|website=pyriatyn.org.ua|access-date=2023-12-24|date=28 August 2018}} especially at the city of Mykolaivka in Donetsk Oblast. It became a part of the 81st Aeromobile Brigade on 16 June 2015.
In January 2019, the battalion was deployed from Mykolaivka to Terentiivka.[http://kolo.news/category/suspilstvo/17237 У військовій частині під Полтавою відзначили День Десантно-штурмових військ]
In March 2022, the battalion was deployed to Zaporizhzhia Oblast where since then, it has been actively taking part in the Battle of Huliaipole.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2024/03/6/7445145/|title=Оборона Бахмута, брак людей, приклад чеченців і перевага росіян в FPV-дронах. Інтерв’ю комбрига 80-тки Еміля Ішкулова|website=Українська правда|language=uk|access-date=2024-03-09}}
Commanders
- Oleg Anatoliyovych Chuyko (2015){{Cite web |url=https://bucha.com.ua/index.php?newsid=1151073873 |title=Війна на Сході України не йде в жодне порівняння з афганською |access-date=8 August 2017 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809040246/https://bucha.com.ua/index.php?newsid=1151073873 }}
- Gerasimenko Ihor Leonidovych (2016–2021)
- Ishkulov Emil Shamilovich (2022-)