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'''Operational Command North''' is a command of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] in northern Ukraine. It was formed in 2013 from the [[Operation Command West|Western Operational Command]] and Territorial Directorate North by reforming the [[13th Army Corps (Ukraine)|13th Army Corps]].
'''Operational Command North''' is a command of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] in northern Ukraine. It was formed in 2013 from the [[Operation Command West|Western Operational Command]] and Territorial Directorate North by reforming the [[13th Army Corps (Ukraine)|13th Army Corps]].
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In November 2013, the directorate was reformed into Operational Command North. The command absorbed units of the disbanded 13th Army Corps.
In November 2013, the directorate was reformed into Operational Command North. The command absorbed units of the disbanded 13th Army Corps.


== Organization August 2023 ==
== Organization ==
[[File:Ukrainian Ground Forces - Operational Command North 2017.png|thumb|right|500px|Structure of the Operational Command North in 2017 as per the best available Ukrainian language sources.]]
[[File:Ukrainian Ground Forces - Operational Command North 2017.png|thumb|right|500px|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 Oblast|Poltava]], [[Sumy Oblast|Sumy]], [[Kyiv Oblast|Kyiv]], [[Zhytomyr Oblast|Zhytomyr]], [[Chernihiv Oblast|Chernihiv]], and [[Cherkasy Oblast|Cherkasy]] oblasts, as well as in the city of [[Kyiv]].
Operational Command North includes ground force units in [[Poltava Oblast|Poltava]], [[Sumy Oblast|Sumy]], [[Kyiv Oblast|Kyiv]], [[Zhytomyr Oblast|Zhytomyr]], [[Chernihiv Oblast|Chernihiv]], and [[Cherkasy Oblast|Cherkasy]] oblasts, as well as in the city of [[Kyiv]].


* [[File:OC North Ukrainian Ground Forces insignia.svg|25px]] '''Operational Command North''', in [[Chernihiv]]
* [[File:OC North Ukrainian Ground Forces insignia.svg|35px]] '''Operational Command North''', [[Chernihiv]], unit number A4583.
** '''[[File:1 ОТБр.svg|25px]] [[1st Tank Brigade (Ukraine)|1st Tank Brigade]]''', in [[Honcharivske]]
** [[File:1 ОТБр.svg|25px]] [[1st Tank Brigade (Ukraine)|1st Separate Tank Siver Brigade]], [[Honcharivske]], unit number A1815.
** '''[[File:30 ОМБр.svg|25px]] [[30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|30th Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Zviahel]]
** [[File:4th Tank Brigade Patch.png|25px]] [[4th Tank Brigade (Ukraine)|4th Tank Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi]], Honcharivske, unit number A7015.
** '''[[File:58th Separate Motorized Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] [[58th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|58th Motorized Brigade]]''', in [[Konotop]]
** [[File:30th Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] [[30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|30th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Konstantin Ostrozky]], [[Zviahel]], unit number А0409
** [[File:61 ОПЄБр к.svg|25px]] '''[[61st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|61st Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Zhytomyr]]
** [[File:31st Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] [[31st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|31st Separate Mechanized Brigade]], [[Zhytomyr]], unit number A4773
** '''[[File:72 ОМБр.svg|25px]] [[72nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|72nd Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Bila Tserkva]]
** [[File:32nd_Separate_Mechanized_Brigade.png|25px]] [[32nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade]], unit number A4784
** [[File:110 brigade.png|25px]] '''[[110th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|110th Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Cherkasy]]
** [[File:44th_Separate_Mechanized_Brigade.png|25px]] [[44th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|44th Separate Mechanized Brigade]], [[Nizhyn]], unit number A4723
** [[File:115th Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] '''[[115th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|115th Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Blahodatne, Cherkasy Oblast|Blahodatne]]
** [[File:47 Logo 23 RGB Black.png|25px]] [[47th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|47th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Magura"]], [[Kharkiv]], unit number A4699
** '''[[File:26 ОАБр к.svg|25px]] [[26th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|26th Artillery Brigade]]''', in [[Berdychiv]]
** [[File:58th Separate Motorized Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] [[58th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi]], [[Konotop]], unit number A137
** [[File:1129 ЗРП к.svg|25px]] 1129th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Bila Tserkva
** [[File:72 ОМБр.svg|25px]] [[72nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians]], [[Bila Tserkva]], unit number A2167
** [[File:110 brigade.png|25px]] [[110th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|110th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Marko Bezruchko]], [[Cherkasy]], unit number А4007
** 5th Signal Regiment, in Chernihiv
** [[File:115th Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] [[115th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|115th Separate Mechanized Brigade]], [[Blahodatne, Cherkasy Oblast|Blahodatne]], unit number A4053
** 12th Engineer Regiment, in Zviahel
** [[File:26 ОАБр к.svg|25px]] [[26th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|26th Artillery Brigade named after Major General Roman Dashkevich]], [[Berdychiv]], unit number А3091
** 50th Maintenance Regiment, in [[Huiva (urban-type settlement)|Huiva]]
** [[File:48th Separate Artillery Brigade.png|25px]] [[48th Separate Artillery Brigade]], [[Poltava]]
** [[File:Нарукавний знак 12-й окремий танковий батальйон.png|25px]] [[12th Tank Battalion (Ukraine)|12th Tank Battalion]], in Honcharivske<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2019/06/new-tank-bat.html | title=Збройні Сили України формують нову танкову частину }}</ref>
** [[File:49arty.png|25px]] [[49th Separate Artillery Brigade]], Chernihiv, unit number A0157
** 20th Electronic Warfare Battalion, in Zhytomyr
** [[File:1129 ЗРП к.svg|25px]] 1129th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, Bila Tserkva, unit number A1232
** 45th Rifle Battalion, in Kyiv
** [[File:5-й окремий полк зв'язку.png|25px]] 5th Signal Regiment, Chernihiv, unit number А2995
** 54th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Zviahel
** [[File:223952200px 12ins.png|25px]] 12th Engineer Regiment, [[Zviahel]], unit number А3814
** 134th Guard & Service Battalion, in Chernihiv
** [[File:50-й РВБат (нн).png|25px]] 50th Maintenance Regiment, [[Huiva (urban-type settlement)|Huiva]], unit number A1586
** 181st Materiel Support Battalion, in Zviahel
** [[File:Нарукавний знак 12-й окремий танковий батальйон.png|25px]] [[12th Tank Battalion (Ukraine)|12th Separate Tank Battalion]], Honcharivske, unit number A0932<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2019/06/new-tank-bat.html | title=Збройні Сили України формують нову танкову частину }}</ref>
** 226th Transport Battalion, in Berdichev
** [[File:20 окремий батальйон радіоелектронної боротьби.png|25px]] 20th Separate [[Ukraine and electronic warfare|Electronic Warfare]] Battalion, [[Huiva (urban-type settlement)|Huiva]], unit number A1262
** 90th Command & Intelligence Center, in Chernihiv
** [[File:23ОСБ.png|25px]] 23rd Rifle Battalion, [[Kiev|Kyiv]], unit number A4438
** 367th Information & Signal Center, in Chernihiv
** [[File:33riflebat.png|25px]] 33rd Rifle Battalion, [[Putyvl]], unit number A4026
** Regional [[Signals Intelligence|Radioelectronic Intelligence]] (REI) Center, in Chernihiv
** [[File:Емблема 54 ОРБ.png|25px]] 54th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion named after Mykhailo Tysha, [[Zviahel]], unit number A2076
*** 121st Maneuverable REI Center, Chernihiv
** [[File:60riflebat.png|25px]] 60th Rifle Battalion, unit number A4459
*** 122nd REI Center, [[Chuguev]]
** [[File:134th Security and Support Battalion.png|25px]] 134th Security & Service Battalion, Chernihiv, unit number A1624
** 181st Separate Material Support Battalion, Zviahel, unit number А2925
** [[File:211th Special Purpose Battalion.png|25px]] 211th Special Operations Battalion, Sumy, unit number А4270
** 226th Transport Battalion, Berdychiv, unit number A2927
** [[File:376guardsbat.png|25px]] 376th Guards Battalion
** [[File:6th Combined Detachment.webp|25px]] 6th Combined Attack Drone Detachment "Vij", Kyiv, unit number A4583
** 90th Command & Intelligence Center, in Chernihiv, unit number А1590
** Regional [[Signals Intelligence|Radioelectronic Intelligence]] (REI) Center, in Chernihiv, unit number A2622
*** 121st Maneuverable REI Center, Chernihiv, unit number A1783
*** 122nd REI Center, [[Chuhuiv]], unit number A1993


=== Additional forces ===
Additionally the following ground combat formations of other branches of the [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]], respectively the ground forces, are based in the area of Operational Command North:
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:

* [[File:101st Separate General Staff Security Brigade SSI.svg|25px]] [[101st Guard Brigade Of General Staff (Ukraine)|101st General Staff Guard Brigade]], in [[Kyiv]]


* '''[[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ground Forces]]''':
* '''[[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ground Forces]]''':
** [[File:1st Separate Brigade of Special Purpose.png|25px]] [[1st Special Purpose Brigade (Ukraine)|1st Special Purpose Brigade]], in Kyiv
** [[File:Separate Regiment of the President of Ukraine.svg|25px]] [[Separate Presidential Brigade|Presidential Brigade]], in Kyiv
** [[File:3ошбр logo.svg|20px]] [[3rd Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|3rd Assault Brigade]], in Kyiv
** [[File:I 5 storm reg.png|25px]] [[5th Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|5th Assault Brigade]], in Konotop
** [[File:I 5 storm reg.png|25px]] [[5th Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|5th Assault Brigade]], in Konotop
** [[File:18th Separate Army Aviation Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] 18th Army Aviation Brigade, in [[Poltava]]
** [[File:18th Separate Army Aviation Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] 18th Army Aviation Brigade, in [[Poltava]]
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** [[File:43rd Separate Artillery Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] [[43rd Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|43rd Artillery Brigade]], in [[Pyriatyn]]
** [[File:43rd Separate Artillery Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] [[43rd Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|43rd Artillery Brigade]], in [[Pyriatyn]]
** [[File:Ємблема 107РАБ.png|25px]] [[107th Rocket Artillery Brigade]], in [[Kremenchuk]]
** [[File:Ємблема 107РАБ.png|25px]] [[107th Rocket Artillery Brigade]], in [[Kremenchuk]]
** 1121st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Training), in [[Desna, Chernihiv Oblast|Desna]]


* '''[[Ukrainian Air Assault Forces|Air Assault Forces]]''':
* '''[[Ukrainian Air Assault Forces|Air Assault Forces]]''':
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** [[File:77th airmobile brigade.png|25px]] [[77th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine)|77th Airmobile Brigade]], in [[Zhytomyr]]
** [[File:77th airmobile brigade.png|25px]] [[77th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine)|77th Airmobile Brigade]], in [[Zhytomyr]]
** [[File:95 ОДШБр к.svg|25px]] [[95th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|95th Air Assault Brigade]], in Zhytomyr
** [[File:95 ОДШБр к.svg|25px]] [[95th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|95th Air Assault Brigade]], in Zhytomyr
** [[File:148 ОГСАДн к.svg|25px]] 148th Artillery Brigade, in Zhytomyr
** [[File:148 ОГСАДн к.svg|25px]] [[148th Air Assault Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|148th Artillery Brigade]], in Zhytomyr
** [[File:132 ОРБ к.svg|25px]] 132nd Intelligence Battalion, in Zhytomyr
** [[File:135 ОБУ ДШВ ЗСУ.png|25px]] [[135th Headquarters Battalion (Ukraine)|135th Command and Support Battalion]], in Zhytomyr
** 170th Logistic Battalion, in Zhytomyr


* '''[[Ukrainian Air Force|Air Force]]''':
* '''[[Ukrainian Air Force|Air Force]]''':
** [[File:96th Anti-Aircraft Brigade emblem 2022 01.png|25px]] 96th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade, in [[Danylivka, Kyiv Oblast|Danylivka]]
** [[File:96th Anti-Aircraft Brigade emblem 2022 01.png|25px]] [[96th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade (Ukraine)|96th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade]], in [[Danylivka, Kyiv Oblast|Danylivka]]
** [[File:138-а радіотехнічна бригада.svg|25px]] [[138th Radio Technical Brigade (Ukraine)|138th Radio Technical Brigade]], in [[Vasylkiv]]
** [[File:Емблема 156-го зенітно-ракетного полку ЗСУ.jpg|25px]] 156th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in [[Zolotonosha]]
** [[File:Емблема 156-го зенітно-ракетного полку ЗСУ.jpg|25px]] [[156th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine)|156th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment]], in [[Zolotonosha]]
** 210th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, in [[Uman]]
** [[File:31 ОПЗ та РТЗ.png|25px]] [[31st Communications Regiment (Ukraine)|31st Communication Regiment]], in Kyiv
** 2204th Electronic Warfare Battalion, in Vasylkiv

* '''[[Special Operations Forces (Ukraine)|Special Operations Forces]]''':
** [[File:99th Command and Support Battalion SSI.svg|25px]] [[99th Headquarters and Support Battalion (Ukraine)|99th Headquarters and Support Battalion]], in [[Brovary]]
** [[File:I sf 16info.png|25px]] 16th Information and Psychological Operations Center, in [[Huiva (urban-type settlement)|Huiva]]
** [[File:I sf 72info.png|25px]] [[72nd Psychological and Information Warfare Center (Ukraine)|72nd Information and Psychological Operations Center]], in [[Brovary]]
** [[File:142training.png|25px]] 142nd Training and Education Center, in [[Berdychiv]]


* '''[[Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine)|Territorial Defense Forces]]'''
* '''[[Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine)|Territorial Defense Forces]]'''
** [[File:Нашивка 112-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ (місто Київ).svg|25px]] [[112th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|112th Territorial Defence Brigade "Kyiv City"]]
** [[File:1st Separate Brigade of Special Purpose.png|25px]] [[1st Special Purpose Brigade (Ukraine)|1st Special Purpose Brigade]], in Kyiv
** [[File:Нашивка 112-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ (місто Київ).svg|25px]] [[112th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|112th Territorial Defence Brigade "City of Kyiv"]]
** [[File:114th Territorial Brigade Badge.png|25px]] [[114th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|114th Territorial Defence Brigade "Kyiv Oblast"]]
** [[File:114th Territorial Brigade Badge.png|25px]] [[114th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|114th Territorial Defence Brigade "Kyiv Oblast"]]
** [[File:Нашивка 115-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ (Житомирська область).svg|25px]] [[115th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|115th Territorial Defence Brigade "Zhytomyr"]]
** [[File:Нашивка 115-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ (Житомирська область).svg|25px]] [[115th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|115th Territorial Defence Brigade "Zhytomyr"]]
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==Commanders ==
==Commanders ==
This table includes commanders of Northern Operational Command (1992–2005), Territorial Directorate "North" (2005–2013) and Operational Command North (2014–).
This table includes commanders of Northern Operational Command (1992–2005), Territorial Directorate "North" (2005–2013) and Operational Command North (2014–).
===Commanders ===

* Lieutenant General [[Valentyn Boryskin]] (1992 - 1996)
* Colonel General [[Viktor Kolotov (general)|Viktor Kolotov]] (1996 - 1998)
* Colonel General [[Oleh Shustenko]] (2000 - 2005)
* Colonel [[Yuriy Horolyuk]] (15 August 2005 - 2005)<ref name=":0" />
* Major General [[Serhiy Bessarab]] (2005 - 2007)<ref name=":0" />
* Major General [[Anatoliy Syrotenko]] (2007 - 2012)<ref name=":0" />
* Lieutenant General [[Ihor Kolesnyk]] (November 2013 - 2015)
* Major General [[Oleksandr Lokota|Oleksandr Lakota]] (2015 - February 2017)<ref>Holcomb, Franklin. [http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/ISW%20Ukrainian%20ORBAT%20Holcomb%202016_0.pdf The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces]. Institute for the Study of War, Washington DC.</ref>
* Lieutenant General [[Vyacheslav Nazarkin]] (February 2017 - 2017)
* Lieutenant General [[Volodymyr Kravchenko (general)|Volodymyr Kravchenko]] (2017 - 5 August 2019)
* Major General [[Vasyl Osypchuk]] (5 August 2019 - December 2019, acting)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-26 |title=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 |url=http://pivnich.org.ua/1043-urochistost-z-nagodi-dnya-zahisnika-ukrayini-v-operativnomu-komanduvann-pvnch-nagorod.html |access-date=2023-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026232540/http://pivnich.org.ua/1043-urochistost-z-nagodi-dnya-zahisnika-ukrayini-v-operativnomu-komanduvann-pvnch-nagorod.html |archive-date=2019-10-26 }}</ref>
* Lieutenant General [[Viktor Nikoliuk]] (December 2019 - March 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Командувачем військ оперативного командування «Північ» призначений генерал-майор Віктор Ніколюк |url=https://armyinform.com.ua/2021/10/04/komanduvachem-vijsk-operatyvnogo-komanduvannya-pivnich-pryznachenyj-general-major-viktor-nikolyuk/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=armyinform.com.ua |language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-04 |title=Віктор Ніколюк призначений командувачем військ ОК «Північ» |url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2021/10/nikoluk.html |access-date=2023-11-12}}</ref>
* Brigadier General [[Dmytro Krasylnykov]] (March 2023 - present)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=В ОК «Північ» змінився очільник. А генерал Ніколюк тепер командує підготовкою Сухопутних військ |url=https://hromadske.ua/posts/v-ok-pivnich-zminivsya-ochilnik-a-general-nikolyuk-teper-komanduye-pidgotovkoyu-suhoputnih-vijsk |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=hromadske.ua |language=uk}}</ref>

=== Chiefs of staff - first deputy commanders ===

* Major General [[Volodymyr Kravchenko (general)|Volodymyr Kravchenko]] (2015 - 2017)
* Major General Petro Romyhailo (2017 - present)

=== Deputy commanders ===


* Major General [[Andriy Hryshchenko (general)|Andriy Hryshchenko]] (2015 - 2016)
{| class="wikitable"
* Colonel Ihor Krasota (2016 - July 2018)
! rowspan="2" | Military Rank
* Major General [[Vasyl Osypchuk]] (July 2018 - August 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-20 |title=На Чернігівщині відбулися тактичні навчання з бойовою стрільбою (ФОТО) |url=https://uatv.ua/na-chernigivshhyni-vidbulysya-taktychni-navchannya-z-bojovoyu-strilboyu-foto/ |accessdate=2019-12-13 |website=UATV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-07 |title=Солдат і немовля: Порошенко виклав зворушливе фото із зустрічі 30-ї бригади в Новограді |url=https://novynarnia.com/2018/07/07/soldat-i-nemovlya-poroshenko-viklav-zvorushlive-foto-iz-zustrichi-30-yi-brigadi-v-novogradi/ |accessdate=2019-12-13 |website=Новинарня |language=uk}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" | Name
* Major General Oleksiy Otserklevych (2020 - present)
! colspan="2" | Term of Office
|-
! Start
! End
|-
|Lieutenant General
|Valentyn Boryskin
|1992
|1996
|-
|Colonel General
|Viktor Kolotov
|1996
|1998
|-
|Colonel General
|Oleh Shustenko
|2000
|2005
|-
| [[Colonel]]
| Yuriy Horoliuk<ref name=":0" />
| 15 August 2005
| 2005
|-
| [[Major General]]
| [[Serhiy Bessarab]]<ref name=":0" />
| 2005
| 2007
|-
| [[Major General]]
| [[Anatoliy Syrotenko]]<ref name=":0" />
| 2007
| 2012
|-
|Lieutenant General
|[[Ihor Kolesnyk]]
|November 2013
|2015
|-
|Major General
|[[Oleksandr Lokota]]<ref>Holcomb, Franklin. [http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/ISW%20Ukrainian%20ORBAT%20Holcomb%202016_0.pdf The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces]. Institute for the Study of War, Washington DC.</ref>
|2015
|February 2017
|-
|Lieutenant General
|[[Vyacheslav Nazarkin]]
|February 2017
|2017
|-
|Lieutenant General
|[[Volodymyr Kravchenko (general)|Volodymyr Kravchenko]]
|2017
|2019
|-
|Major General
|[[Vasyl Osypchuk]] (acting)
|2019
|December 2019
|-
|Lieutenant General
|[[Viktor Nikoliuk]]
|December 2019
|March 2023
|-
|Brigadier General
|[[Dmytro Krasylnykov]]
|March 2023
|
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 06:19, 29 September 2024

Operational Command North
Оперативне командування «Північ»
Operation Command North sleeve patch
Active1996–present
Country Ukraine
BranchGround Forces
TypeMilitary district
Roleadministrative control[1]
Part ofArmed Forces of Ukraine
Garrison/HQChernihiv[2]
Anniversaries15 August
Commanders
Current
commander		Dmytro Krasylnykov

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.

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

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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

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

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

Additional forces

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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:

Commanders

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

Commanders

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Chiefs of staff - first deputy commanders

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Deputy commanders

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "3rd anniversary of creation of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).
  2. ^ "Contract personnel of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ Brief history of the Ukrainian military.
  5. ^ "Збройні Сили України формують нову танкову частину".
  6. ^ Holcomb, Franklin. The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Institute for the Study of War, Washington DC.
  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. ^ "Командувачем військ оперативного командування «Північ» призначений генерал-майор Віктор Ніколюк". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  9. ^ "Віктор Ніколюк призначений командувачем військ ОК «Північ»". 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  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. ^ "На Чернігівщині відбулися тактичні навчання з бойовою стрільбою (ФОТО)". UATV. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  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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