The 6th Army Corps () was one of three army corps of the

Ukrainian Ground Forces The Ukrainian Ground Forces ( uk, Сухопу́тні військá Збрóйних сил Украї́ни), also known as the Ukrainian Army, are the Army, land forces of Ukraine and one of the five Military branch, branches of the Armed For ...

. The Corps was headquartered in

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, Ukraine. Its units were spread across

Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...

Sumy Oblast Sumy Oblast ( uk, Сумська́ о́бласть, translit=Sumska oblast; also referred to as Sumshchyna – uk, Су́мщина) is an oblast (province) in the northeastern part of Ukraine. Population: The oblast was created in its most r ...

Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhans ...

, and

Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as #Nomenclature, Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (prov ...

. The Corps was formed in 1993 after the collapse of the

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from a redesignation of the former Soviet 6th Guards Tank Army. It was disbanded in 2013 when the Ukrainian Ground Forces were reorganized, being replaced by

Operational Command South The Operational Command South (OC South) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in the southern part of Ukraine, which was formed in January 1998 as the Southern Operation Command on the basis of the Odesa Military District and headquarter ...

History

6th Guards Tank Army had incorporated three tank divisions, the 17th Guards, 42nd, and 75th Guards. However the later two were disbanded by 1991−92. In 1992 Zaloga listed the 17th Guards Tank Division and 93rd Motor Rifle Division as being part of the army. However, in 1991−1993 the

254th Motor Rifle Division The 254th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army during the Cold War and later the Ukrainian Army. It was formed in June 1941 from NKVD Border Troops and reservists as part of the Northwestern Front and foug ...

, was withdrawn from the Southern Group of Forces and joined the 6th Army Corps, garrisoned at Artemivsk. It later became the 254th Mechanised Division. In Decree of the President of Ukraine No 350/93, 21.08.1993, 'On conferring military ranks', Colonel Ivan Svidi, named as commander of the 17th Guards Tank Division of the 6th Army Corps (Odessa MD), was promoted to Major-General. Thus by August 1993 the Corps had been shifted to the Odessa Military District. On December 3, 1993 Colonel Vladimir Polivoda, Commander 254th Mechanized Division, 6th Army Corps, Odessa Military District was promoted to Major General It later became the 52nd Mechanised Brigade. In 2004, the Corps disbanded 2 brigades (among them, the 52nd Mechanised Brigade in October 2004) and 3 regiments. One brigade and one regiment were added. In 2006, the Corps almost doubled in size. The corps was disbanded in 2013 and its commander reportedly became the temporary commander of the new

Structure

* HQ 6th Army Corps **

25th Airborne Brigade The 25th Separate Airbone Sicheslav Brigade ( uk, 25-та окрема повітрянодесантна Січеславська бригада) is an airborne formation of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. It is the only airborne unit of Ukrai ...

(

Cherkaske Cherkaske ( uk, Черкаське) is the name of two urban localities in Ukraine. * Cherkaske, an urban-type settlement in Novomoskovsk Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast * Cherkaske, an urban-type settlement in Sloviansk Raion Sloviansk Raion ( uk, ...

) **

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- (

Chornomorske Chornomorske or Chernomorskoye ( uk, Чорномо́рське; russian: Черномо́рское; crh, Aqmeçit, el, Καλός Λιμήν) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Chornomorske Raion in Crimea, a territo ...

) ** 92nd Mechanized Brigade - ( Chuhuiv)Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
** 93rd Mechanized Brigade - (

) **

17th Guards Tank Brigade - (

Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih ( uk, Криви́й Ріг , lit. "Curved Bend" or "Crooked Horn"), also known as Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог) is the largest city in central Ukraine, the 7th most populous city in Ukraine and the 2nd largest by area. Kr ...

) ** 55th Artillery Brigade - ( Zaporizhia) ** 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment - (

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) **

11th Army Aviation Regiment - (

Chornobaivka Chornobaivka ( uk, Чорнобаївка, Chornobayivka, ) is a suburban village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It is the center of the village council. It hosts the administration of the Chornobaivka rural hromada, one of ...

) ** 73rd Engineer Regiment - (

Dniprodzerzhynsk Kamianske ( uk, Кам'янське, ), formerly Dniprodzerzhynsk, is an industrial city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine and a port on the Dnieper. Administratively, it serves as the administrative center of Kamianske Raion. Kamianske hosts ...

) ** 534th Combat Engineer Regiment ** 1039th Anti-Aircraft Artillery ** 121st Signal Battalion ** 150th Signal Battalion ** 502nd Counter Intelligence Battalion

Disbanded Units

52nd Mechanised Brigade

Commanders

References

{{Ukrainian Ground Forces Corps of Ukraine Military units and formations established in 1991 1991 establishments in Ukraine