8th Army Corps (Ukraine)
| 8th Army Corps 8-й армійський корпус | |
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Patch of the 8th Army Corps | |
| Active | 1 December 1993 – present[1] |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces1993 - Pres |
| Type | Corps |
| Role | Rapid reaction[2] |
| Garrison/HQ |
Chernihiv Oblast Kiev Oblast Lviv Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast[3] |
| Anniversaries | 6 June 1946[3] |
| Decorations | Order of the Red Star |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding officer | Lieutenant General Petro Lytvyn |
| Second-in-command | Major General Victor Myzhenko[4] |
See also: 8th Tank Army
The 8th Army Corps is one of three army corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Corps is headquartered in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.
On 1 December 1993, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the 8th Army Corps was formed by the redesignation of the 8th Tank Army. The 23rd Tank Division at Ovruch became the 6065th Base for Storage of Weapons and Equipment and the 117th Training Tank Division later became the 119th District Training Centre. The 30th Tank Division became a Ukrainian mechanised brigade.
Structure
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8th Army Corps
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1st Armored Brigade (Honcharivske) -
30th Mechanized Brigade (Novohrad-Volynskyi) -
72nd Mechanized Brigade (Bila Tserkva) -
95th Airmobile Brigade (Zhytomyr) -
26th Artillery Brigade (Berdychiv)[5] - 27th Reactive Artillery Regiment - (Sumy)
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3rd Army Aviation Regiment (Brody) -
12th Engineer Regiment (Novohrad-Volynskyi) -
93rd Signal Regiment (Zhytomyr) -
347th Communications Center (Zhytomyr) -
54th Radio Technical Battalion (Zhytomyr) - Other Corps Units
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Commanders
| Rank | Name | Position held | |
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| Start | End | ||
| Lieutenant General | Oleh Romanenko[6] | June 1993 | January 1997 |
| Major General | Viacheslav Zabolotnyi[6] | June 1994 | May 2000 |
| Lieutenant General | Hryhoryi Pedchenko[6] | May 2000 | November 2002 |
| Major General | Anatoliy Pushniakov[6] | November 2002 | October 2004 |
| Lieutenant General | Serhiy Ostrovskyi[6] | February 2005 | |
References
- ↑ Надруковано: 'Народна армія'. – 2009. – 30 квітня via http://sammler.ru/index.php?showtopic=65121
- ↑ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ↑ Our Army Magazine
- ↑ The 117th TTD was succeeded by the 62nd mechanized brigade, based on which, in turn, was created 26th Artillery Brigade (based on the Directive of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from 18.06.2004 № 312/1/014 year). Source Ruwiki 117 GRD.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Army Corps Commanders". Viysko Ukrayiny (Army of Ukraine) (in Ukrainian) 12: 64. December 2009.
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