Adam Tactical Group

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| dates = 2022 – present

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| current_commander = Colonel Yevhen Mezhevikin

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The Adam Tactical Group is a Ukrainian military unit that was named after its commander, veteran of the fighting for Donetsk airport, Colonel Yevhen Mezhevikin, whose call sign is ″Adam″.{{cite web | last=Горпінченко | first=Настя | title="They wanted to take what's mine – I'll take everything from them": how Adam tankers destroy the enemy near Bakhmut | website=Slidstvo.info | date=13 June 2023 | url=https://www.slidstvo.info/english-stories/they-wanted-to-take-what-s-mine-i-ll-take-everything-from-them-how-adam-tankers-destroy-the-enemy-near-bakhmut/ | access-date=21 June 2023 | archive-date=21 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621121428/https://www.slidstvo.info/english-stories/they-wanted-to-take-what-s-mine-i-ll-take-everything-from-them-how-adam-tankers-destroy-the-enemy-near-bakhmut/ | url-status=live }}

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine that started in 2022, the unit has taken part in the battles of Sievierodonetsk{{cite web | last=Miller | first=Sergio | title=A tank is not a howitzer » Wavell Room | website=Wavell Room | date=18 January 2023 | url=https://wavellroom.com/2023/01/18/a-tank-is-not-a-howitzer/ | access-date=21 June 2023 | archive-date=21 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621121428/https://wavellroom.com/2023/01/18/a-tank-is-not-a-howitzer/ | url-status=live }} and Bakhmut, deploying to the latter in February 2023.{{cite web | title=Ukraine's Advances Near Bakhmut Expose Rifts in Russian Forces | website=The New York Times | date=12 May 2023 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/world/europe/ukraine-bakhmut-russia.html | access-date=21 June 2023 | archive-date=21 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621121429/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/world/europe/ukraine-bakhmut-russia.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Ukrainian commander says battle for Bakhmut might be a turning point in the war and Ukraine is capable of holding the city | website=Ukrainska Pravda | date=30 March 2023 | url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/30/7395804/ | access-date=21 June 2023 | archive-date=21 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621121428/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/30/7395804/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Pravda | first=Ukrainska | title=Ukrainian commander says battle for Bakhmut might be a turning point in the war and Ukraine is capable of holding the city | website=Yahoo News | date=30 March 2023 | url=https://news.yahoo.com/ukrainian-commander-says-battle-bakhmut-203200751.html | access-date=21 June 2023 | archive-date=21 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621121429/https://news.yahoo.com/ukrainian-commander-says-battle-bakhmut-203200751.html | url-status=live }}

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