Operational Command East

When Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, there were three Soviet military districts in its territory.^[2] These were the Kyiv Military District, the Odesa Military District, and the Carpathian Military District.^[3] In January 1998, the Southern Operational Command was created from the Odesa MD and the eastern part of the Kyiv MD.^[4] In 2005, the Southern Operational Association was created from the Southern Operational Command.^[5] In October 2013, Operational Command South was created from the Southern Operational Association.^[3] In January 2015, Operational Command East was established with control over forces in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. These areas were previously controlled by Operation Command South.^[3] The command at the time was led by Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev.^[6] Units under the operational control of OC East were involved in the War in Donbas.^[2]

Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, units of OC East have been involved in heavy fighting with Russian forces during the battle of Donbas.^[3]

Operational Command East has operational command of ground force units in Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv oblasts.^[7]

• Operational Command East, in Dnipro
  • 5th Tank Brigade, in Kryvyi Rih
  • 17th Tank Brigade, in Kryvyi Rih
  • 23rd Mechanized Brigade, in Pokrovsk
  • 43rd Mechanized Brigade, in Dnipro
  • 53rd Mechanized Brigade, in Sievierodonetsk
  • 54th Mechanized Brigade, in Bakhmut
  • 67th Mechanized Brigade, in Dnipro
  • 92nd Mechanized Brigade, in Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka
  • 93rd Mechanized Brigade, in Cherkaske
  • 47th Artillery Brigade, in Kharkiv
  • 55th Artillery Brigade, in Zaporizhzhia
  • 1039th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Hvardiiske
  • 91st Engineer Brigade, in Okhtyrka
  • 121st Signal Regiment, in Cherkaske
  • 532nd Maintenance Regiment, in Cherkaske
  • 425th Skala Assault Battalion, in Dnipro
  • 74th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Cherkaske
  • 129th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Nikolske
  • 78th Materiel Support Battalion, in Kryvyi Rih
  • 133rd Guard & Service Battalion, in Dnipro
  • 227th Transport Battalion, in Kryvyi Rih
  • 502nd Electronic Warfare Regiment, in Cherkaske
  • 188th Command & Intelligence Center, in Dnipro
  • 368th Information & Signal Center, in Dnipro

• Kharkov Military District