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Operational Command East
Operational Command East (OC East) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in eastern Ukraine. Its headquarters is currently located in Dnipro. History When Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1992, there were three Soviet military districts on its territory. These were the Kyiv Military District, Odessa Military District and the Carpathian Military District. In January 1998, the Southern Operational Command was created from the Odessa MD and the eastern part of Kyiv MD. In 2005, the Southern Operational Association was created from the Southern Operational Command. In October 2013, Operational Command South was created from the Southern Operational Association. In January 2015, Operational Command East was established with control over forces in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. These areas were previously controlled by Operation Command South. The command is led by Lieutenant General Serhiy Nayev. Units under the operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serhiy Nayev
Serhii Ivanovych Naiev ( uk, Наєв Сергій Іванович; born 30 April 1970) is the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (since 27 March 2020), holding the rank of Lieutenant general from December 2016. Biography Serhii Naiev was born on 30 April 1970, in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia oblast. From 1987 to 1991, he studied at the Moscow Higher Military Command School, after which he obtained the military rank of lieutenant. From 1991 to 1993 he served as a commander of the motorized infantry platoon in one of the units of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.http://womenua.today/en/sergij-nayev SERHIY NAYEV Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian Women's Congress In 2014, he was the head of Sector B during the battles for Donetsk airport. Serhii Naiev served in as a commander of Operational Command East from 2015 to 2017, and previously as a chief executive officer at Operational Command South. In Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Ground Forces - Operational Command East 2017
Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainian culture * Ukrainian language, an East Slavic language, the native language of Ukrainians and the official state language of Ukraine * Ukrainian alphabet, a Ukrainian form of Cyrillic alphabet * Ukrainian cuisine See also * Languages of Ukraine * Name of Ukraine * Ukrainian Orthodox Church (other) * Ukrainians (other) * Ukraine (other) Ukraine is an Eastern European country. Ukraine, Ukraina or Ukrayina may also refer to: * before 20 century borderland region in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (later in Russian Partition and Austrian Partition) * Ukrainian People's Republic o ... * Ukraina (other) * Ukrainia (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)
The 55th Artillery Brigade is an artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based in Zaporizhia. It is one of the oldest artillery units in Ukraine. In 2018 the brigade received its honorific title Zaporozhian Sich.Half a thousand artillerymen solemnly received military berets on Khortytsia (photo) (27 July 2020) The brigade is operating a squadron (6 batteries of 3 units each) of CAESAR self-propelled howitzers gifted by France during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Cherkaske ( uk, Черкаське) is an urban-type settlement in Novomoskovsk Raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Cherkaske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . It is home to 93rd Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces. Cherkaske is located in close proximity to another military town, Hvardiiske. During the Cold War, the 22nd Guards Tank Division The 22nd Guards Tank Division () was a tank division of the Soviet Army. The division traced its lineage back to the World War II 7th Guards Airborne Division (First formation), which became the 115th Guards Rifle Division after the end of the wa ... was based in Cherkaske. The settlement originated in 1949 as the military town of Nove, where a training battalion was originally stationed, and was renamed in 1957 after the Cherkassy honorific title of the 22nd Guards Tank Division. References Notes Sources City Council {{Authority con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
93rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade Kholodnyi Yar () is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. In October 2022 American military correspondent David Axe described the formation as "one of the most brutally effective" of Ukraine’s front-line brigades. History The brigade traces its history back to the 93rd Guards Rifle Division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed at Valuki in April 1943 from 13th Guards and 92nd Rifle Brigades. The division fought at Kursk, Kharkiv, Budapest, and Prague, and was serving with the 53rd Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front in May 1945. After a period as a 35th Guards Mechanized Division, and then 35th Guards Motor Rifle Division 1957–65, the division was redesignated as the 93rd Guards Motor Rifle Division in 1965. It served with the Southern Group of Forces in Hungary during the last years of the Cold War, and after the fall of the Berlin Wall was withdrawn to Ukraine from October 1990 to January 1991. There it became part of the Ukrainia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka
Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka ( uk, Клугино-Башкирівка) is a village in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast (province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...) of eastern Ukraine. The 92nd Mechanized Brigade is located in this village. References {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2015 Villages in Chuhuiv Raion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
92nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 92nd Ivan Sirko Separate Mechanized Brigade ( uk, 92-га окрема механізована бригада, translit=92 okrema mekhanizovana bryhada), abbreviated 92 OMBr (), is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Its honorific name is after Cossack military leader Ivan Sirko. The unit was formed in 1999 as the 6th Mechanized Division based on the 6th Division of the National Guard of Ukraine. In 2000 it was reorganized as the 92nd Mechanized Brigade. Following the Russo-Ukrainian war and the 2015 decommunization in Ukraine, the brigade's Soviet honors and heritage were purged. 48th Rifle Division (1920–1992) Names 2nd Tula Rifle Division48th Rifle Division118th Motor Rifle Division48th Motor Rifle Division Early history The division traces its heritage to the Soviet 48th Rifle Division that was established on 26 February 1920 by renaming the 2nd Tula Rifle Division. It became a territorial division after the Soviet-Polish War and was then upgraded to 'cadre' st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhmut
Bakhmut ( uk, Ба́хмут, ) is a city in the Donbas and the administrative centre of Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the Bakhmutka River, about 89 km north of Donetsk city, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: From 1924 to 2016, the city was called Artemivsk ( uk, Артемівськ, links=no) or Artyomovsk (russian: Артёмовск, links=no). On 4 February 2016 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine confirmed the name change of the city by returning to the original one.Decommunisation continues: Rada renames several towns and villages , (4 February 2016) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 54th Mechanized Brigade is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, part of Operational Command East. The brigade is based in Bakhmut and was formed in 2014. The brigade fought in the war in Donbas and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. History Between 18 and 22 December 2016, the brigade fought in the Battle of Svitlodarsk. The fighting began with a pro-Russian separatist attack against the 54th's positions. The brigade counterattacked the separatist flank and captured new positions. During the fighting, nine of the brigade's soldiers were killed and 35 were wounded. Press reports at the time described the action as the bloodiest in the preceding five months. The Georgian Legion fought in eastern Ukraine under the overall command of the 54th Mechanized Brigade. In December 2017, the Legion withdrew from the brigade citing the "incompetence" of the brigade's command after a costly operation conducted near Svitlodarsk on 16 December 2017. The 54th Mechanized Brigade denied t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysychansk
Lysychansk ( uk, Лисича́нськ ; russian: Лисича́нск ) is a city in the Sievierodonetsk Raion of the Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. Prior to 2020 municipal classification reforms, it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. It is located on the high right bank of the Donets river, approximately 115 km from the oblast capital, Luhansk. It faces Sievierodonetsk across the river. Its population is approximately The administration of Lysychansk Municipality includes the cities of Novodruzhesk and Pryvillia. Together with the cities of Sievierodonetsk, Rubizhne, Kreminna and the nearest towns, the Lysychansk area constitutes a major urban and industrial hub of the Donbas area, with a population of about 353,000 (2009). During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city was the site of major fighting during the Battle of Lysychansk, which ended with the capture of the city by Russian forces and the Luhansk People's Republic on 2 July. History (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sievierodonetsk
russian: Северодоне́цк , other_name = Severodonetsk , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , image_caption = , image_flag = Severodoneck prapor.png , image_shield = Severodoneck gerb.png , nickname = , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = Map of Ukraine with Severodonetsk highlighted , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Oblast , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = Raion , subdivision_name2 = Sievierodonetsk Raion , established_title = Founded , established_date = 29 April 1934 , established_title1 = City status , established_date1 = 1958 , established_title2 = , established_date2 = , parts_type = , parts_style = para , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
53rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Volodymyr Monomakh is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade is subordinated to Operational Command East. It is deployed in Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. History In 2014, the brigade was formed in the village of Nova Lyubomyrka in Rivne Oblast. The brigade includes units formed from territorial defense battalions. The brigade also includes units derived from elements of the 17th Guards Tank Brigade and the 24th Mechanized Brigade. The brigade includes three mechanized battalions, a tank battalion, artillery, two battalion tactical groups, air defense, intelligence company. The brigade's 4th Separate Mechanized Infantry Battalion is the former 14th Cherkasy Territorial Defense Battalion of the 24th Mechanized Brigade. The brigade's 5th Separate Mechanized Infantry Battalion is also a battalion formerly of the 24th Mechanized Brigade. In February 2015, the brigade fought in the War in Donbas. On 25 May 2015, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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