| Operational Command West | |
|---|---|
| Оперативне командування «Захід» | |
 Operational Command West Shoulder sleeve insignia (2020-) | |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Type | Military district |
| Part of | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Headquarters | Rivne |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Serhiy Litvinov |
Operational Command West (OC West) (Ukrainian: Оперативне командування «Захід»; ОК «Захід») is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in western Ukraine. Its headquarters is located in Rivne.
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History
When Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union, there were three Military Districts on its territory. These were the Kyiv, Odessa and Carpathian Military Districts. In 1998, the Western Operational Command was created from the Carpathian Military District.[1]
By 1 July 2006, the Western Operational Command consisted of units directly subordinated to the command and to the 13th Army Corps. These units were:
- 7th Army Aviation Regiment
- 11th Artillery Brigade
- 15th Rocket Artillery Regiment
- 14th Mechanized Brigade
- 24th Mechanized Brigade
- 55th Communications Regiment
- 80th Airmobile Regiment
- 146th Reconnaissance and Command Center
- 59th Artillery Regiment
- 128th Mountain Infantry Brigade
- 703rd Engineering Regiment
- 704th Chemical Defense Regiment
In October 2013, Operational 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] From the beginning of 2015, Operational Command North was moved to Chernihiv. Operational Command West headquarters remained in Rivne.[3] Major General Ihor Dovhan led the command from 2015.[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 Operational Command West participated in joint training exercises with British instructors in Rivne. [7] On 5 February, the command was assigned responsibility for Ground Forces troops in Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, and Chernivtsi Oblasts.[8] As of December of that year, it included the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade, the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade, 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade, 128th Separate Mountain Brigade, and 44th Separate Artillery Brigade.[9] In March 2017, Major General Oleksandr Pavlyuk became commander of OC West after Dovhan was promoted to Deputy Commander of the Ground Forces for Combat Training.[10]
Organization
Operational Command West has operational command of ground force units in Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, and Chernivtsi oblasts.
Operational Command West, in Rivne
3rd Tank Brigade, in Yarmolyntsi
10th Mountain Assault Brigade, in Kolomyia
13th Jaeger Brigade, in Rivne
14th Mechanized Brigade, in Volodymyr
22nd Mechanized Brigade, in Chernivtsi
24th Mechanized Brigade, in Yavoriv
33rd Mechanized Brigade, in Rivne
42nd Mechanized Brigade, in Chortkiv
63rd Mechanized Brigade, in Starokostyantyniv
65th Mechanized Brigade, in Starychi
68th Jaeger Brigade, in Uzhhorod
88th Mechanized Brigade, in Rivne
128th Mountain Assault Brigade, in Mukachevo
44th Artillery Brigade, in Ternopil
45th Artillery Brigade, in Yavoriv
39th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Volodymyr
55th Signal Regiment, in Rivne- 146th Maintenance Regiment, in Zolochiv
- 703rd Engineer Regiment, in Sambir
35th Rifle Battalion, in Ternopil
36th Rifle Battalion, in Khmelnytskyi
52nd Rifle Battalion, in Ivano-Frankivsk- 53rd Rifle Battalion
- 130th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Dubno
- 182nd Materiel Support Battalion, in Berezhany
- 224th Transport Battalion, in Shepetivka
- 394th Guard & Service Battalion, in Rivne
- 146th Command & Intelligence Center, in Rivne
- Regional Radioelectronic Intelligence (REI) Center, in Brody
- 71st Maneuverable REI Center, in Kovel
- 84th REI Center, in Vynohradiv
- 99th REI Center, in Serebriya
- 201st Electronic Warfare Company, in Rivne
- 233rd Joint Training Range, in Mala Lyubash
Additional forces
The following formations of other branches of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, respectively the general staff of the Ukrainian ground forces, are based in the area of Operational Command West and can be assigned to the command as needed:
- Ground Forces:
12th Army Aviation Brigade, in Novyi Kalyniv
15th Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade, in Drogobych
16th Army Aviation Brigade, in Brody
19th Missile Brigade, in Khmelnytskyi
47th Engineer Brigade, in Dubno
48th Engineer Brigade, in Kamianets-Podilskyi
210th Pontoon Bridge Regiment, in Ternopil
704th CBRN Protection Brigade, in Sambir
- Air Force:
1st 1st Radio Technical Brigade, in Lipniki
11th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Shepetivka
76th Communication Regiment, in Lipniki
223rd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Stryi- 540th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Kamianka-Buzka
- 17th Electronic Warfare Battalion, in Kolomyia
- 352nd Airfield Engineer Battalion, in Khmelnytskyi
- Special Operations Forces:
Special Operations Center West, in Khmelnytskyi (former 8th Special Forces Regiment)
140th Special Forces Center, in Khmelnytskyi
74th Information and Psychological Operations Center, in Lviv
- Territorial Defense Forces
100th Territorial Defence Brigade "Volyn"
101st Territorial Defence Brigade "Zakarpattia"
102nd Territorial Defence Brigade "Ivano-Frankivsk"
103rd Territorial Defence Brigade "Lviv"
104th Territorial Defence Brigade "Rivne"
105th Territorial Defence Brigade "Ternopil"
106th Territorial Defence Brigade "Khmelnytskyi"
107th Territorial Defence Brigade "Chernivtsi"
125th Territorial Defence Brigade "Lviv City"- 2nd Infantry Battalion "Volyn"
- 5th Infantry Battalion "Zakarpattia"
- 7th Infantry Battalion "Ivano-Frankivsk"
- 10th Infantry Battalion "Lviv"
- 14th Infantry Battalion "Rivne"
- 16th Infantry Battalion "Ternopil"
- 19th Infantry Battalion "Khmelnytskyi"
- 21st Infantry Battalion "Chernivtsi"
Commanders
- Lieutenant General Valeriy Stepanov (1992)
- Colonel General Vasyl Sobkov (1993–1994)
- Colonel General Petro Shuliak (1994–1998)
- Colonel General Serhiy Chernilevsky (1998–1999)
- Colonel General Mykola Petruk (2003–2004)
- Lieutenant General Mykhailo Kutsyn (2004–2010)
- Major General Viktor Hanushchak (2010; acting)
- Lieutenant General Yuri Domanskii (2010 – May 2012)
- Lieutenant General Ihor Kolesnik (?-2015)
- Major General Ihor Dovhan (May 2015 – March 2017)[11]
- Major General Oleksandr Pavlyuk (March 2017 – April 2020)[10]
- Major General Serhiy Shaptala (April 2020 - August 2021)[12]
- Major General Sehiy Litvinov (August 2021 - present)
Chiefs of staff
- Major General Valerii Zaluzhnyi (2017)
- Major General Volodymyr Myronyuk (2019)
- Colonel Oleksandr Seletsky (2019 — 2020, acting)[13][14]
Deputy Commanders
- Major General Oleh Mikats (March 2017 - 9 August 2021)[15][16]
References
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- ^ "Commander of Operational Command "West" checked prepare one of the teams in Lviv and awarded soldiers". Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Військово-адміністративний поділ території України" [Military Administrative Divisions of Ukraine]. Verkhovna Rada. Decree No. 39/2016 (in Ukrainian). 5 February 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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- ^ "Військових західних областей об'єднають під оперативним командуванням «Захід»". web.archive.org. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
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- ^ "Пошук контрактників: У Хмельницькому військові комісари ОК "Захід" мінялися досвідом – Depo.ua". www.depo.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2019-12-08.
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