Operational Command North is a command of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in northern Ukraine. It was formed in 2013 from the Western Operational Command and Territorial Directorate North by reforming the 13th Army Corps.
The operation command traces its history back to Territorial Directorate "North", which was created on the basis of Northern Territorial Operational Command by Directive No.322/1/010 of the Minister of Defence of Ukraine on 20 May 2005.[3]
The previous Northern Operational Command was created in 1996[4] and based on the 1st Army Corps that continued the traditions of the 1st Guard Red-Banner Army. It encompassed six oblasts: Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy. The command consisted of units and military formations of the 8th Army Corps.
On 15 August 2005, temporary Chief of the Directorate Colonel Yuriy Horoliuk signed the first Order within the Directive. This day is considered the creation date for the Directorate. The Territorial Directorate "North" was the first to switch to a new system of control.[3]
History
Map of the Operational Command North shown in dark green
When Ukraine gained independence, the 1st Guards Army was stationed on Ukrainian territory with its headquarters at Chernihiv. During the early 1990s, the army was reformed into the 1st Army Corps. In 1996, the Northern Operational and Territorial Command was formed from the corps. At the beginning of 1998, the command was split into the Northern Operational Command, managing operations in the area. The Northern Territorial Command controlled other functions. In August 2005, Territorial Directorate "North" was established from the Northern Operational Command.
The Directorate was responsible for territory spanning over 196,000 km2 (75,676 sq mi), in which 15,000,000 people lived in 2008. The oblasts (provinces) of Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy were all are under the Directorate control. The Directorate was in charge of the 7 oblasts and Kyiv City Military Commissariat, 135 regional military commissariats, 530 military units and bases.[3] As of 2008, the mission of the directorate was to organize territorial defence, recruit conscripts and contract soldiers and manage infrastructure.[3]
In November 2013, the directorate was reformed into Operational Command North. The command absorbed units of the disbanded 13th Army Corps.
Organization
Structure of the Operational Command North in 2017 as per the best available Ukrainian language sources.
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 North and can be assigned to the command as needed:
This table includes commanders of Northern Operational Command (1992–2005), Territorial Directorate "North" (2005–2013) and Operational Command North (2014–).
^"3rd anniversary of creation of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).
^"Contract personnel of the Directorate" (in Ukrainian).
^ abcdefgУ Чернігові відбулися урочисті збори та святковий концерт з нагоди 3-ї річниці з дня створення Територіального управління “Північ” Сухопутних військ Збройних Сил України [Meeting and concert held in Chernihiv for the 3rd anniversary of Territorial Directorate "North"]. mil.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
^"Збройні Сили України формують нову танкову частину".
^Holcomb, Franklin. The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Institute for the Study of War, Washington DC.
^"Урочистості з нагоди Дня Захисника України в оперативному командуванні "Північ": нагородили кращих, вшанували полеглих » Новинний портал "Північ" Огляд військових новин, військово-політичних подій в Україні та світі, новини озброєння та технологій, оснащення та екіпірування". 2019-10-26. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^"Командувачем військ оперативного командування «Північ» призначений генерал-майор Віктор Ніколюк". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^"Віктор Ніколюк призначений командувачем військ ОК «Північ»". 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^"В ОК «Північ» змінився очільник. А генерал Ніколюк тепер командує підготовкою Сухопутних військ". hromadske.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^"На Чернігівщині відбулися тактичні навчання з бойовою стрільбою (ФОТО)". UATV. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
^"Солдат і немовля: Порошенко виклав зворушливе фото із зустрічі 30-ї бригади в Новограді". Новинарня (in Ukrainian). 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
Ukraine
Operational Command North, in Chernihiv 
1st Tank Brigade, in Honcharivske
4th Tank Brigade, in Honcharivske
30th Mechanized Brigade, in Zviahel
31st Mechanized Brigade, in
32nd Mechanized Brigade, in
44th Mechanized Brigade, in Nizhyn
47th Mechanized Brigade, in
58th Motorized Brigade, in Konotop
61st Mechanized Brigade, in Zhytomyr
72nd Mechanized Brigade, in Bila Tserkva
110th Mechanized Brigade, in Cherkasy
115th Mechanized Brigade, in Blahodatne
116th Mechanized Brigade, in Poltava
117th Mechanized Brigade, in Sumy
26th Artillery Brigade, in Berdychiv
48th Artillery Brigade, in Poltava
49th Artillery Brigade, in Chernihiv
1129th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Bila Tserkva
12th Tank Battalion, in Honcharivske[5]
101st General Staff Guard Brigade, in Kyiv
Presidential Brigade, in Kyiv
3rd Assault Brigade, in Kyiv
5th Assault Brigade, in Konotop
18th Army Aviation Brigade, in Poltava
27th Rocket Artillery Brigade, in Sumy
43rd Artillery Brigade, in Pyriatyn
107th Rocket Artillery Brigade, in Kremenchuk
46th Airmobile Brigade, in Poltava
71st Jaeger Brigade, in Kremenchuk
77th Airmobile Brigade, in Zhytomyr
95th Air Assault Brigade, in Zhytomyr
148th Artillery Brigade, in Zhytomyr
132nd Intelligence Battalion, in Zhytomyr
135th Command and Support Battalion, in Zhytomyr
96th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade, in Danylivka
138th Radio Technical Brigade, in Vasylkiv
156th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment, in Zolotonosha
31st Communication Regiment, in Kyiv
1st Special Purpose Brigade, in Kyiv
112th Territorial Defence Brigade "City of Kyiv"
114th Territorial Defence Brigade "Kyiv Oblast"
115th Territorial Defence Brigade "Zhytomyr"
116th Territorial Defence Brigade "Poltava"
117th Territorial Defence Brigade "Sumy"
118th Territorial Defence Brigade "Cherkasy"
119th Territorial Defence Brigade "Chernihiv"
241st Territorial Defence Brigade "Kyiv"
