The 8th Army Corps (Ukrainian: 8-й армійський корпус, romanized: 8-y armiys'kyi korpus) was one of three army corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Corps was headquartered in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. In 2015 all army corps were dissolved, and their units were transferred under jurisdiction of the operation command.
| 8th Army Corps 8-й армійський корпус | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Patch of the 8th Army Corps | |
| Active | 1 December 1993[1] – 15 March 2015 |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type | Corps |
| Role | Rapid reaction[2] |
| Garrison/HQ | Chernihiv Oblast Kiev Oblast Lviv Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast[3] |
| Anniversaries | 6 June 1946[3] |
| Decorations | Order of the Red Star |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding officer | Lieutenant General Petro Lytvyn |
| Second-in-command | Major General Victor Myzhenko[4] |
On 1 December 1993, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the 8th Army Corps was formed by the redesignation of the 8th Tank Army. The 23rd Tank Division at Ovruch became the 6065th Base for Storage of Weapons and Equipment, and the 117th Training Tank Division later became the 119th District Training Centre. The 30th Tank Division became a Ukrainian mechanised brigade.
In March 2015, the 8th Army Corps was disbanded and its subordinate units transferred to other commands.[5]
Structure edit
| Emblem | Name | Formation | Place of deployment |
|---|---|---|---|
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1st Tank Brigade | Brigade | Honcharivske |
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26th Artillery Brigade | Brigade | Berdychiv[6] |
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27th Reactive Artillery Brigade | Brigade | Sumy |
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30th Mechanized Brigade | Brigade | Novohrad-Volynskyi |
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72nd Mechanized Brigade | Brigade | Bila Tserkva |
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1129th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment | Regiment | Bila Tserkva |
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16th Army Aviation Brigade | Brigade | Brody |
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20th Electronic Warfare Brigade | Brigade | Zhytomyr |
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12th Engineer Regiment | Regiment | Novohrad-Volynskyi |
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50th Repair and Recovery Battalion | Battalion | Huiva |
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54th Radio Technical Battalion | Battalion | Zhytomyr |
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93rd Signal Regiment | Regiment | Zhytomyr |
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95th Airmobile Brigade | Brigade | Zhytomyr |
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347th Information and Telecommunications Center | Center | Zhytomyr |
Commanders edit
| Rank | Name | Position held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Lieutenant General | Oleh Romanenko[7] | June 1993 | January 1997 |
| Major General | Viacheslav Zabolotnyi[7] | February 1997 | May 2000 |
| Lieutenant General | Hryhoriy Pedchenko[7] | May 2000 | December 2002 |
| Major General | Anatoliy Pushniakov[7] | December 2002 | November 2004 |
| Lieutenant General | Serhiy Ostrovskyi[7] | November 2004 | May 2010 |
| Major General | Viktor Muzhenko | May 2010 | May 2012 |
| Lieutenant General | Petro Lytvyn | May 2012 | March 2015 |
References edit
- ^ Надруковано: 'Народна армія'. – 2009. – 30 квітня via http://sammler.ru/index.php?showtopic=65121
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ a b Новини Управління Прес-служби МО Archived 18 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Our Army Magazine
- ^ "Новоград-Волинський: Коротко про головне" [Novohrad-Volynskyi: General News Summary]. vybory.osp-ua.info (in Ukrainian). Institute of Society Transformation. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ The 117th TTD was succeeded by the 62nd mechanized brigade, based on which, in turn, was created 26th Artillery Brigade (based on the Directive of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from 18.06.2004 № 312/1/014 year). Source Ruwiki 117 GRD.
- ^ a b c d e "Army Corps Commanders" (PDF). Viysko Ukrayiny (Army of Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 12: 64. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011.
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