Operation Command East

Operational Command East

OC East (green)
Active January 2015–present
Country  Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type Military district
Garrison/HQ Dnipropetrovsk
Engagements War in Donbass
Commanders
Current
commander		 Major General Serhiy Nayev
Insignia
Chevron

Operation Command East (OC East) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in eastern Ukraine. Its headquarters is currently located in Dnipropetrovsk.

History

When Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1992, there were three Soviet military districts on its territory. These were the Kiev Military District, Odessa Military District and the Carpathian Military District. In January 1998, the Southern Operational Command was created from the Odessa MD and the eastern part of Kiev MD.[1] In 2005, the Southern Operational Association was created from the Southern Operational Command.[2] In October 2013, Operation Command South was created from the Southern Operational Association. In January 2015, Operation Command East was established with control over forces in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia Oblasts. These areas were previously controlled by Operation Command South. The command is led by Major General Serhiy Nayev.[3] Units under the operational control of OC East are currently fighting in the War in Donbass.

Structure

In 2015, the command controlled the following units.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.defense-ua.com/rus/hotnews/?id=37756&prn=yes. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Kuzmuk, A. (2011). Evolution of the structure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (1991–2011) (PDF) (in Ukrainian).
  3. ↑ "Командувач військ ОК "Схід" та голова Дніпропетровської ОДА перевірили хід будівництва фортифікаційних споруд у зоні АТО" [Commander of Operation Command East and head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast administration inspect fortifications in anti-terrorist operations]. Ukrainian Armed Forces (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  4. ↑ "Ukrainian Military Pages: Сухопутні війська". www.ukrmilitary.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
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