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Operational Command North
Operational Command North
Оперативне командування «Північ»
	Operation Command North sleeve patch
Active	1996–present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ground Forces
Type	Military district
Role	administrative control
Part of	Armed Forces of Ukraine
Garrison/HQ	Chernihiv
Anniversaries	15 August
Commanders
Current; commander	Dmytro Krasylnykov

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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 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

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.

Current structure

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.

Operational Command North, in Chernihiv
- 1st Tank Brigade, in Honcharivske
- 30th Mechanized Brigade, in Zviahel
- 58th Motorized Brigade, in Konotop
- 61st Mechanized Brigade, in Zhytomyr
- 72nd Mechanized Brigade, in Bila Tserkva
- 110th Mechanized Brigade, in Cherkasy
- 115th Mechanized Brigade, in Blahodatne
- 26th Artillery Brigade, in Berdychiv
- 1129th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Bila Tserkva
- 5th Signal Regiment, in Chernihiv
- 12th Engineer Regiment, in Zviahel
- 50th Maintenance Regiment, in Huiva
- 12th Tank Battalion, in Honcharivske^[5]
- 20th Electronic Warfare Battalion, in Zhytomyr
- 45th Rifle Battalion, in Kyiv
- 54th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Zviahel
- 134th Guard & Service Battalion, in Chernihiv
- 181st Materiel Support Battalion, in Zviahel
- 226th Transport Battalion, in Berdichev
- 90th Command & Intelligence Center, in Chernihiv
- 367th Information & Signal Center, in Chernihiv
- Regional Radioelectronic Intelligence (REI) Center, in Chernihiv
  - 121st Maneuverable REI Center, Chernihiv
  - 122nd REI Center, Chuguev

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:

Ground Forces:
- 1st Special Purpose Brigade, in Kyiv
- 5th Assault Brigade, in Konotop
- 18th Army Aviation Brigade, in Poltava
- 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade, in Sumy
- 43rd Artillery Brigade, in Pyriatyn
- 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade, in Kremenchuk

Air Assault Forces:
- 46th Airmobile Brigade, in Poltava
- 71st Jaeger Brigade, in Kremenchuk
- 77th Airmobile Brigade, in Zhytomyr
- 95th Air Assault Brigade, in Zhytomyr
- 148th Artillery Brigade, in Zhytomyr

Air Force:
- 96th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade, in Danylivka
- 156th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Zolotonosha

Territorial Defense Forces
- 112th Territorial Defence Brigade "Kyiv City"
- 114th Territorial Defence Brigade "Kyiv Oblast"
- 115th Territorial Defence Brigade "Zhytomyr"
- 116th Territorial Defence Brigade "Poltava"
- 117th Territorial Defence Brigade "Sumy"
- 118th Territorial Defence Brigade "Cherkasy"
- 119th Territorial Defence Brigade "Chernihiv"
- 241st Territorial Defence Brigade "Kyiv"
- 4th Infantry Battalion "Zhytomyr"
- 8th Infantry Battalion "Kyiv Oblast"
- 13th Infantry Battalion "Poltava"
- 15th Infantry Battalion "Sumy"
- 20th Infantry Battalion "Cherkasy"
- 22nd Infantry Battalion "Chernihiv"
- Infantry Battalion "Kyiv City"

Commanders

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

Military Rank	Name	Term of Office
Military Rank	Name	Start	End
Lieutenant General	Valentyn Boryskin	1992	1996
Colonel General	Viktor Kolotov	1996	1998
Colonel General	Oleh Shustenko	2000	2005
Colonel	Yuriy Horoliuk^[3]	15 August 2005	2005
Major General	Serhiy Bessarab^[3]	2005	2007
Major General	Anatoliy Syrotenko^[3]	2007	2012
Lieutenant General	Ihor Kolesnyk	November 2013	2015
Major General	Oleksandr Lokota^[6]	2015	February 2017
Lieutenant General	Vyacheslav Nazarkin	February 2017	2017
Lieutenant 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

References

^ "3rd anniversary of creation of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).
^ "Contract personnel of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).
^ ^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.
^ Brief history of the Ukrainian military.
^ "Збройні Сили України формують нову танкову частину".
^ Holcomb, Franklin. The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Institute for the Study of War, Washington DC.

[MO1-1] "3rd anniversary of creation of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).

[2] "Contract personnel of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).

[:0-3] ^ ^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.

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@@ Line 49: / Line 49: @@
 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''', [[Chernihiv]]
+* [[File:OC North Ukrainian Ground Forces insignia.svg|25px]] '''Operational Command North''', in [[Chernihiv]]
-** '''[[1st Tank Brigade (Ukraine)|1st Tank Brigade]]''', [[Honcharivske]]
+** '''[[File:1 ОТБр.svg|25px]] [[1st Tank Brigade (Ukraine)|1st Tank Brigade]]''', in [[Honcharivske]]
-** '''[[30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|30th Mechanized Brigade]]''', [[Zviahel]]
+** '''[[File:30 ОМБр.svg|25px]] [[30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|30th Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Zviahel]]
-** '''[[58th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|58th Motorized Brigade]]''', [[Konotop]]
+** '''[[File:58th Separate Motorized Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] [[58th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|58th Motorized Brigade]]''', in [[Konotop]]
-** '''[[72nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|72nd Mechanized Brigade]]''', [[Bila Tserkva]]
+** [[File:61 ОПЄБр к.svg|25px]] '''[[61st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|61st Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Zhytomyr]]
-** '''[[26th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|26th Artillery Brigade]]''', [[Berdychiv]]
+** '''[[File:72 ОМБр.svg|25px]] [[72nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|72nd Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Bila Tserkva]]
+** [[File:110 brigade.png|25px]] '''[[110th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|110th Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Cherkasy]]
-** 1129th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, Bila Tserkva
+** [[File:115th Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] '''[[115th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|115th Mechanized Brigade]]''', in [[Blahodatne, Cherkasy Oblast|Blahodatne]]
-** 5th Signal Regiment, Chernihiv
+** '''[[File:26 ОАБр к.svg|25px]] [[26th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|26th Artillery Brigade]]''', in [[Berdychiv]]
-** 12th Engineer Regiment, Zviahel
+** [[File:1129 ЗРП к.svg|25px]] 1129th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Bila Tserkva
-** 50th Maintenance Regiment, [[Huiva (urban-type settlement)|Huiva]]
+** 5th Signal Regiment, in Chernihiv
-** [[12th Tank Battalion (Ukraine)|12th Tank Battalion]], [[Honcharivske]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2019/06/new-tank-bat.html | title=Збройні Сили України формують нову танкову частину }}</ref>
+** 12th Engineer Regiment, in Zviahel
-** 20th Electronic Warfare Battalion, [[Zhytomyr]]
+** 50th Maintenance Regiment, in [[Huiva (urban-type settlement)|Huiva]]
-** 54th Reconnaissance Battalion, Zviahel
+** [[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>
-** 181st Logistic Support Battalion, Zviahel
-** 226th Transport Battalion, Berdichev
+** 20th Electronic Warfare Battalion, in Zhytomyr
-** 134th Security & Service Battalion, Chernihiv
+** 45th Rifle Battalion, in Kyiv
+** 54th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Zviahel
-** 90th Command & Intelligence Center, Chernihiv
-** 367th Information & Signal Center, Chernihiv
+** 134th Guard & Service Battalion, in Chernihiv
+** 181st Materiel Support Battalion, in Zviahel
-** Regional [[Signals Intelligence|Radioelectronic Intelligence]] (REI) Center, Chernihiv
+** 226th Transport Battalion, in Berdichev
+** 90th Command & Intelligence Center, in Chernihiv
+** 367th Information & Signal Center, in Chernihiv
+** Regional [[Signals Intelligence|Radioelectronic Intelligence]] (REI) Center, in Chernihiv
 *** 121st Maneuverable REI Center, Chernihiv
 *** 122nd REI Center, [[Chuguev]]
-Additionally the following major ground combat formations of other branches of the [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]], respectively the ground forces, are based in the area of Operational Command North:
+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:
 * '''[[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
-** 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade "Sumy", in [[Sumy]]
+** [[File:I 5 storm reg.png|25px]] [[5th Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|5th Assault Brigade]], in Konotop
-** 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade, in [[Pereiaslav]]
-** 18th Army Aviation Brigade, in [[Poltava]]
+** [[File:18th Separate Army Aviation Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] 18th Army Aviation Brigade, in [[Poltava]]
-** 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment, in [[Kremenchuk]]
+** [[File:27 ОРеАБр.svg|25px]] [[27th Rocket Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|27th Rocket Artillery Brigade]], in [[Sumy]]
+** [[File:43rd Separate Artillery Brigade SSI (no tab).svg|25px]] [[43rd Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|43rd Artillery Brigade]], in [[Pyriatyn]]
-* '''[[Ukrainian Airmobile Forces|Air Assault Forces]]''':
-** [[46th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|46th Air Assault Brigade]], in [[Poltava]]
+** [[File:Ємблема 107РАБ.png|25px]] [[107th Rocket Artillery Brigade]], in [[Kremenchuk]]
-** [[95th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine)|95th Air Assault Brigade]], in [[Zhytomyr]]
-* '''[[Ukrainian Air Force|Air Forces]]''':
+* '''[[Ukrainian Air Assault Forces|Air Assault Forces]]''':
+** [[File:46th airmobile brigade patch.png|25px]] [[46th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine)|46th Airmobile Brigade]], in [[Poltava]]
-** 96th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade, in [[Danylivka, Kyiv Oblast|Danylivka]]
+** [[File:71st Jäger Brigade.png|25px]] [[71st Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)|71st Jaeger Brigade]], in Kremenchuk
-** 156th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in [[Zolotonosha]]
+** [[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:148 ОГСАДн к.svg|25px]] 148th Artillery Brigade, in Zhytomyr
+* '''[[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:Емблема 156-го зенітно-ракетного полку ЗСУ.jpg|25px]] 156th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in [[Zolotonosha]]
 * '''[[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"]]
-** 112th Territorial Defense Brigade
-** 114th Territorial Defense Brigade
+** [[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"]]
-** 115th Territorial Defense Brigade
+** [[File:Нашивка 116-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ (Полтавська область).svg|25px]] [[116th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|116th Territorial Defence Brigade "Poltava"]]
-** 116th Territorial Defense Brigade
-** 117th Territorial Defense Brigade
+** [[File:117th Territorial Brigade Badge.png|25px]] [[117th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|117th Territorial Defence Brigade "Sumy"]]
+** [[File:Нашивка 118-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ (Черкаська область).svg|25px]] [[118th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|118th Territorial Defence Brigade "Cherkasy"]]
-** 118th Territorial Defense Brigade
+** [[File:Нашивка 119-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ (Чернігівська область).svg|25px]] [[119th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|119th Territorial Defence Brigade "Chernihiv"]]
-** 119th Territorial Defense Brigade
+** [[File:Нашивка 241-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ.svg|25px]] [[241st Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|241st Territorial Defence Brigade "Kyiv"]]
+** 4th Infantry Battalion "Zhytomyr"
+** 8th Infantry Battalion "Kyiv Oblast"
+** 13th Infantry Battalion "Poltava"
+** 15th Infantry Battalion "Sumy"
+** 20th Infantry Battalion "Cherkasy"
+** 22nd Infantry Battalion "Chernihiv"
+** Infantry Battalion "Kyiv City"
 ==Commanders ==

Revision as of 20:54, 26 August 2023

History

Current structure

Commanders

See also

References