Armoured Forces (Ukraine)

Armoured Troops (Ukrainian: Танкові війська, romanized: Tankovi viys’ka) are the corps in the Ukrainian Ground Forces, the main striking force of ground troops. They are used primarily in conjunction with mechanized forces in key areas and perform the following tasks:

• in defense - support of mechanized troops in repelling the enemy attack and developing counterattacks;
• in the attack - the application of powerful strokes to dissect enemy lines in greater depth, development of success, and defeat the enemy in counter-battles and battles.