The 6th Army Corps was one of three army corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Corps was headquartered in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. Its units are spread across Poltava Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, and Kirovohrad Oblast[2] The Corps was formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union from a redesignation of the former Soviet 6th Guards Tank Army.
| 6th Army Corps | |
|---|---|
 Patch of the 6th Army Corps | |
| Active | 1993 – 2013 |
| Land | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Typ | Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Serhiy Bessarab[1] |
6th Guards Tank Army had incorporated three tank divisions, the 17th, 42nd, and 75th. However the later two were disbanded by 1991−92. In 1992 Zaloga listed the 17th Guards TD and 93rd MRD as being part of the army.[3] However in 1991−1993 the 254th Motor Rifle Division, was withdrawn from the Southern Group of Forces and joined the 6th Army Corps, garrisoned at Artemivsk.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 СВІДІ Івану Юрійовичу, named as commander of the 17th Tank Division of the 6th Army Corps (Odessa MD), was promoted to Major-General. Thus b y August 1993 the Corps had been shifted to the Odessa MD. On December 3, 1993 Colonel Vladimir Polivoda, Commander 254th Mechanized Division, 6th Army Corps, Odessa Military District was promoted to Major General[4] It later became the 52nd Mechanised Brigade.
In 2004, the Corps disbanded 2 brigades (among them, the 52nd Mechanised Brigade in October 2004)[5] 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 becaome the temporary commander of the new Operational Command "South".[6]
Structure
- HQ 6th Army Corps
25th Airborne Brigade (Cherkaske)[7]- 28th Guards Mechanised Brigade - (Chornomorske)[8]
92nd Mechanized Brigade - (Chuhuiv)[9]
93rd Mechanized Brigade - (Cherkaske)[10]- 17th Guards Tank Brigade - (Kryvyi Rih)[11]
- 55th Artillery Brigade - (Zaporizhia)[12]
- 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment - (Kremenchuk)[13]
11th Army Aviation Regiment - (Chornobaivka)[9]- 73rd Engineer Regiment - (Dniprodzerzhynsk)
- 534th Combat Engineer Regiment
- 1039th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
- 121st Signal Battalion [14]
- 150th Signal Battalion
- 502nd Counter Intelligence Battalion
Disbanded Units
Commanders
| Rank | Name | Position held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Major General | Vitaliy Radetskyi[15] | May 1991 | January 1992 |
| Major General | Volodymyr Shkidchenko[15] | March 1992 | June 1993 |
| Major General | Oleh Shustenko[15] | June 1993 | April 1994 |
| Major General | Valentyn Tymko[15] | April 1994 | August 1996 |
| Major General | Volodymyr Mozharovskyi[15] | August 1996 | May 2000 |
| Major General | Volodymyr Bataliuk[15] | May 2000 | September 2002 |
| Major General | Rauf Nurullin[15] | September 2002 | November 2003 |
| Major General | Yuri Shapoval[15] | November 2003 | November 2004 |
| Major General | Yuri Boryskin[15] | November 2004 | July 11, 2005[16] |
| Lieutenant General | Volodymyr Zamara[15] | July 11, 2005[16] | May 2007 |
| Lieutenant General | Serhiy Bessarab[15] | May 2007 | Present |
References
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ JIR 1992
- ^ Ukaz 574/93 of the President of Ukraine, accessed March 2013.
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2013/11/05/stvoryuyutsya-operativni-komanduvannya-pivden-ta-pivnich-zbrojnih-sil-ukraini/
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ a b Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Army Corps Commanders" (PDF). Viysko Ukrayiny (Army of Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 12: 64. December 2009.
- ^ a b "Appoint a new commander of the Army Corps" (in Ukrainian). Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. July 11, 2005. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
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