| 6th Army Corps | |
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Patch of the 6th Army Corps |
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| Active | 1991 - |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type | Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Kirovohrad Oblast[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Major General Serhiy Bessarab[2] |
The 6th Army Corps is one of three army corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Corps is headquartered in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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The Corps was formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union from a redesignation of the former Soviet 6th Guards Tank Army. In 2004, the Corps disbanded 2 brigades and 3 regiments. 1 brigade and 1 regiments were added. In 2006, the Corps almost doubled in size.
| Rank | Name | Position held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Major General | Vitaliy Radetskyi[12] | May 1991 | January 1992 |
| Major General | Volodymyr Shkidchenko[12] | March 1992 | June 1993 |
| Major General | Oleh Shustenko[12] | June 1993 | April 1994 |
| Major General | Valentyn Tymko[12] | April 1994 | August 1996 |
| Major General | Volodymyr Mozharovskyi[12] | August 1996 | May 2000 |
| Major General | Volodymyr Bataliuk[12] | May 2000 | September 2002 |
| Major General | Rauf Nurullin[12] | September 2002 | November 2003 |
| Major General | Yuri Shapoval[12] | November 2003 | November 2004 |
| Major General | Yuri Boryskin[12] | November 2004 | July 11, 2005[13] |
| Lieutenant General | Volodymyr Zamara[12] | July 11, 2005[13] | May 2007 |
| Lieutenant General | Serhiy Bessarab[12] | May 2007 | Present |