- Service ensign · official · carried by Ground Forces
- State affiliation · Russia
- Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance
Service ensign: Flag of the Russian Ground Forces — carried by Ground Forces, not issued to this record. The service flag of the Ground Forces, adopted 2004. The design itself is not an object of copyright: Article 1259(6) of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation excludes official symbols and signs. The file shipped is the Wikimedia Commons SVG "Flag of the Russian Ground Forces.svg", released under PD-RU-exempt on that basis, so no attribution or share-alike obligation attaches. Optimised for web display; geometry unaltered.
State affiliation: Russia.
The smaller square mark is a Vigil category device, drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role — not an official insignia.
In brief
The Taman ceremonial-turned-line division of the 1st Guards Tank Army, engaged since 2022.
- Scope
- Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
- Subordination
- Subordination reported
- Sources
- 4 on the record
- Record state
- Partial
Broad area of activity
The Kharkiv and Kupiansk axes.
Notable history
The 'Tamanskaya' division — historically Moscow's ceremonial showcase and the first formation publicly fielding the T-90M — committed since 2022 with documented losses, and reconstituted like its tank-army sibling.
Strengths
First-priority access to modern equipment, T-90M above all.
Limitations
The gap between showcase status and battlefield performance in 2022 is publicly documented.
Documented equipment
Quick actions
System access
Where this record connects into the rest of Vigil. Each row is here because this organisation actually reaches it.
Assessed as of2026-07Last reviewed2026-07
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