| Unit Name: | 5th Battalion Tactical Group |
| Native Name: | 5-та батальйонна тактична група |
| Dates: | 2015-present |
| Garrison: | Talakivka |
| Country: |  Ukraine |
| Branch: | Ukrainian Air Assault Forces |
| Type: | Battalion tactical group |
| Role: | Combined arms warfare |
| Command Structure: | 81st Aeromobile Brigade |
| Battles: | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Current Commander: | Col. Ishkulov Emil Shamilovich |
| 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.
On December 31, 2014, the directive for establishment of the battalion at Kremenchuk was signed[1] 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.[2]
Its establishment started at the 37th combined military training ground near Zhytomyr in March 2015[1] and the unit received personnel, equipment and weapons, and additional training was carried out till June 2015.[1] 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.[3] [4]
On June 12, 2015, after complete preparation it was deployed to ATO zone[5] especially at the city of Mykolaivka in Donetsk Oblast.[1] It became a part of the 81st Aeromobile Brigade on 16 June 2015.[5]
In January 2019, the battalion was deployed from Mykolaivka to Terentiivka.[6]
The battalion took part in the Battle of Sumy, during which on 24 February 2024, the commander of the battalion's logistics unit (Oleg Anatoliyovych Kulakovsky) was killed in action as a result of shelling by Russian forces at a battalion convoy near Sumy[7] [8]
In March 2022, the battalion was deployed to Zaporizhzhia Oblast where since then, it has been actively taking part in the Battle of Huliaipole.[9]