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Operational Command North

Operational Command North

Military unit

Operational Command North is a command of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in northern Ukraine. It was formed in 2013 from the Western Operational Command and Territorial Directorate North by reforming the 13th Army Corps.

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The operation command traces its history back to Territorial Directorate "North", which was created on the basis of Northern Territorial Operational Command by Directive No.322/1/010 of the Minister of Defence of Ukraine on 20 May 2005.[3]

The previous Northern Operational Command was created in 1996[4] and based on the 1st Army Corps that continued the traditions of the 1st Guard Red-Banner Army. It encompassed six oblasts: Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy. The command consisted of units and military formations of the 8th Army Corps.

On 15 August 2005, temporary Chief of the Directorate Colonel Yuriy Horoliuk signed the first Order within the Directive. This day is considered the creation date for the Directorate. The Territorial Directorate "North" was the first to switch to a new system of control.[3]

History

Map of the Operational Command North shown in dark green

When Ukraine gained independence, the 1st Guards Army was stationed on Ukrainian territory with its headquarters at Chernihiv. During the early 1990s, the army was reformed into the 1st Army Corps. In 1996, the Northern Operational and Territorial Command was formed from the corps. At the beginning of 1998, the command was split into the Northern Operational Command, managing operations in the area. The Northern Territorial Command controlled other functions. In August 2005, Territorial Directorate "North" was established from the Northern Operational Command.

The Directorate was responsible for territory spanning over 196,000 km2 (75,676 sq mi), in which 15,000,000 people lived in 2008. The oblasts (provinces) of Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy were all are under the Directorate control. The Directorate was in charge of the 7 oblasts and Kyiv City Military Commissariat, 135 regional military commissariats, 530 military units and bases.[3] As of 2008, the mission of the directorate was to organize territorial defence, recruit conscripts and contract soldiers and manage infrastructure.[3]

In November 2013, the directorate was reformed into Operational Command North. The command absorbed units of the disbanded 13th Army Corps.

Organization

Structure of the Operational Command North in 2017 as per the best available Ukrainian language sources.

Operational Command North has operational command of ground force units in Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy oblasts, as well as in the city of Kyiv.

Additional forces

The following formations of other branches of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, respectively the general staff of the Ukrainian ground forces, are based in the area of Operational Command North and can be assigned to the command as needed:

  • Air Force:
    • 96th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade, in Danylivka
    • 138th Radio Technical Brigade, in Vasylkiv
    • 156th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Zolotonosha
    • 210th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, in Uman
    • 31st Communication Regiment, in Kyiv
    • 2204th Electronic Warfare Battalion, in Vasylkiv

Commanders

This table includes commanders of Northern Operational Command (1992–2005), Territorial Directorate "North" (2005–2013) and Operational Command North (2014–).

Commanders

Chiefs of staff - first deputy commanders

Deputy commanders

  • Major General Andriy Hryshchenko (2015 - 2016)
  • Colonel Ihor Krasota (2016 - July 2018)
  • Major General Vasyl Osypchuk (July 2018 - August 2019)[11][12]
  • Major General Oleksiy Otserklevych (2020 - present)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "3rd anniversary of creation of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).
  2. [2]
    "Contract personnel of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).
  3. [3]
    У Чернігові відбулися урочисті збори та святковий концерт з нагоди 3-ї річниці з дня створення Територіального управління “Північ” Сухопутних військ Збройних Сил України [Meeting and concert held in Chernihiv for the 3rd anniversary of Territorial Directorate "North"]. mil.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. [4]
    Brief history of the Ukrainian military.
  5. [5]
    "Збройні Сили України формують нову танкову частину".
  6. [6]
    Holcomb, Franklin. The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Institute for the Study of War, Washington DC.
  7. [7]
    "Урочистості з нагоди Дня Захисника України в оперативному командуванні "Північ": нагородили кращих, вшанували полеглих » Новинний портал "Північ" Огляд військових новин, військово-політичних подій в Україні та світі, новини озброєння та технологій, оснащення та екіпірування". 2019-10-26. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  8. [8]
    "Командувачем військ оперативного командування «Північ» призначений генерал-майор Віктор Ніколюк". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  9. [9]
    "Віктор Ніколюк призначений командувачем військ ОК «Північ»". 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  10. [10]
    "В ОК «Північ» змінився очільник. А генерал Ніколюк тепер командує підготовкою Сухопутних військ". hromadske.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  11. [11]
    "На Чернігівщині відбулися тактичні навчання з бойовою стрільбою (ФОТО)". UATV. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  12. [12]
    "Солдат і немовля: Порошенко виклав зворушливе фото із зустрічі 30-ї бригади в Новограді". Новинарня (in Ukrainian). 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
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