Operational Command East
Operational Command East | |
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Оперативне командування Схід | |
War in Donbas | |
Website | https://www.facebook.com/EastOC |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Oleh Mikats |
Operational Command East (OC East) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in eastern Ukraine. Its headquarters is currently located in Dnipro.[1]
History
When Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, there were three Soviet military districts in its territory.War in Donbass.[2]
Since the
battle of Donbas.[3]
Organization
Operational Command East has operational command of ground force units in Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv oblasts.[7]
- Operational Command East, in Dnipro
- 5th Tank Brigade, in Kryvyi Rih
- 17th Tank Brigade, in Kryvyi Rih
- 23rd Mechanized Brigade, in Pokrovsk
- 43rd Mechanized Brigade, in Dnipro
- 53rd Mechanized Brigade, in Sievierodonetsk
- 54th Mechanized Brigade, in Bakhmut
- 67th Mechanized Brigade, in Dnipro
- 92nd Mechanized Brigade, in Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka
- 93rd Mechanized Brigade, in Cherkaske
- 47th Artillery Brigade, in Kharkiv
- 55th Artillery Brigade, in Zaporizhzhia
- Hvardiiske
- 91st Engineer Regiment, in Okhtyrka
- 121st Signal Regiment, in Cherkaske
- 532nd Maintenance Regiment, in Cherkaske
- Skala Assault Battalion, in Dnipro
- 74th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Cherkaske
- 129th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Nikolske
- 78th Materiel Support Battalion, in Kryvyi Rih
- 133rd Guard & Service Battalion, in Dnipro
- 227th Transport Battalion, in Kryvyi Rih
- 502nd Electronic Warfare Battalion, in Cherkaske
- 188th Command & Intelligence Center, in Dnipro
- 368th Information & Signal Center, in Dnipro
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 East and can be assigned to the command as needed:
- Air Assault Forces:
- Hvardiiske
- Territorial Defense Forces
- 108th Territorial Defence Brigade "Dnipropetrovsk"
- 109th Territorial Defence Brigade "Donetsk"
- 110th Territorial Defence Brigade "Zaporizhzhia"
- 111th Territorial Defence Brigade "Luhansk"
- 113th Territorial Defence Brigade "Kharkiv"
- 127th Territorial Defence Brigade "Kharkiv City"
- 128th Territorial Defence Brigade "Dnipro City"
- 129th Territorial Defence Brigade "Kryvyi Rih"
- 3rd Infantry Battalion "Dnipro"
- 6th Infantry Battalion "Zaporizhzhia"
- 17th Infantry Battalion "Kharkiv"
- 105th Infantry Battalion "Donetsk"
- Infantry Battalion "Luhansk"
Leadership
Commanders
- Major General Serhii Naiev (2015—2017)[8]
- Lieutenant General Oleksandr Krasanook (2017 - 18 July 2019)[9]
- Major General Oleksandr Nesterenko (18 July 2019 - 9 August 2021)[10]
- Major General Oleh Mikats (9 August 2021-present)[11]
Chiefs of staff - first deputy commanders
- Major General Ihor Palahnyuk (2017-2019)
- Major General Eduard Moskalov (2019-present)[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Russia did not capture Soledar, Ukraine insists". news.yahoo.com. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ a b "Air defence struck down five drones, presumably Shahed UAVs, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ a b c d Axe, David. "The Ukrainian Army Could Form Three New Heavy Brigades With All These Tanks And Fighting Vehicles It's Getting". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Defense Express".
- ^ Kuzmuk, A. (2011). Evolution of the structure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (1991–2011) (PDF) (in Ukrainian).
- Ukrainian Armed Forces (in Ukrainian). 2015-04-30. Archived from the originalon 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ "Оперативне командування "Схід"". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Командувач військ ОК «Схід» та голова Дніпропетровської ОДА перевірили хід будівництва фортифікаційних споруд у зоні АТО | Міністерство оборони України". 2015-06-27. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3222018-25182
- ^ "ВИПУСКНИКИ ФАКУЛЬТЕТУ ВІЙСЬКОВОЇ ПІДГОТОВКИ ВІЙСЬКОВОГО ІНСТИТУТУ ПРИСЯГНУЛИ НА ВІРНІСТЬ НАРОДУ УКРАЇНИ". mil.univ.kiev.ua. August 22, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Зеленський провів кадрові призначення в ЗСУ: змінив командувачів Повітряних сил та Десантно-штурмових військ". espreso.tv (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "У Маріуполі визначені переможці 5-го сезону чемпіонату України з футболу Ліги учасників АТО дивізіону «Схід»". dn.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
External links
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