26th Tank Regiment

[5] Before the dissolution of the USSR, it was stationed in Hillersleben, German Democratic Republic as part of the 47th Guards Tank Division.

[6] The regiment was armed with 95 T-64, 55 infantry fighting vehicles (12 BMP-2, 41 BMP-1, 2 BRM-1K), 2 armored personnel carriers (1 BTR-70, 1 BTR-60), 18 self-propelled guns 2S1, 6 mortars 2S12, 5 BMP-1KSh.

[1] The unit was spun out of the then disbanding 6th Tank Brigade in time for the 2021-2022 winter training program of the Russian army.

[10] On 17 March 2022, the Ukrainian military claimed to have stopped a Russian column as it was moving in the direction of Kamyanka [uk], Kharkiv Oblast.

[11][12] On 30 March 2022, it was claimed by the Ukrainian military that many conscripts in the regiment had attempted to terminate their contracts after their experiences in combat in Ukraine.