Operation Command West

Operation Command West

OC West (in green)
Active 1997–present
Country  Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type Military district
Garrison/HQ Rivne
Commanders
Current
commander		 Major General Ihor Dougan
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia

Operation Command West (OC West) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in western Ukraine. Its headquarters is located in Rivne.

History

When Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union, there were three Military Districts on its territory. These were the Kiev, Odessa and Carpathian Military Districts. The Carpathian Military District was established in July 1945. In 1997, the Western Operational Command was created from the Carpathian Military District.[1]

By 1 July 2006, the Western Operational Command consisted units directly subordinated to the command and to the 13th Army Corps. These units were:

In October 2013, Operation Command North was created in Rivne. The Western Operational Command's headquarters was moved to Lviv and disbanded in August 2015. In November 2013, the 80th Airmobile Regiment was upgraded to brigade strength.[2]

Since the beginning of 2015, Operation Command North was moved to Chernihiv. Operation Command West headquarters remained in Rivne.[3] Major General Ihor Dougan is currently the leader of the command.[4]

In October 2015, the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade was formed in the command.[5][6]

During late January and early February 2016, units of Operation Command West participated in joint training exercises with British instructors in Rivne. [7]

Commanders

References

  1. ↑ Kuzmuk, A. (2011). Evolution of the Ukrainian Ground Forces (PDF).
  2. ↑ "80-й окремий аеромобільний полк – desant-ukrain" [80th Separate Airmobile Regiment]. desantukrain (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Ukrainian Military Pages: Сухопутні війська". www.ukrmilitary.com. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. ↑ "Commander of Operational Command "West" checked prepare one of the teams in Lviv and awarded soldiers". Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  5. ↑ "В Україні сформували нову гірсько-штурмову бригаду ЗСУ – Новини – Український тиждень, Тиждень.ua". tyzhden.ua. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  6. ↑ "У Коломиї створили нову 10 гірсько-штурмову бригаду | 10 гірсько-штурмова бригада". 10brygada.com.ua. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  7. ↑ "На Рівненщині закінчився курс підготовки українських підрозділів за участю інструкторів Збройних Сил Великої Британії" [In Rivne ended training course with the participation of Ukrainian units of the Armed Forces instructors UK]. mil.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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