8th Army Corps (Ukraine)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=8th Army Corps
8-й армійський корпус


caption=Patch of the 8th Army Corps
dates= June 6, 1946
1991-
country= Ukraine
allegiance=
branch= Ukrainian Ground Forces
type= Corps
role= Rapid reaction [ [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=5842 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО ] ]
size=
command_structure=
garrison=Chernihiv Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Lviv Oblast, Zhytomyr Oblast [ [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=7538 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО ] ]
garrison_label=
nickname=
patron=
motto=
colors=
colors_label=
march=
mascot=
equipment=
equipment_label=
battles=
anniversaries=June 6, 1946 [ [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=7528 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО ] ]
decorations=Order of the Red Star
battle_honours=
commander1=Lieutenant General Serhiy Ostrovskyi [http://uamedia.visti.net/ Our Army Magazine] ]
commander1_label=Commanding officer
commander2=Major General Victor Myzhenko
commander2_label=Second-in-command
commander3=
commander3_label=
notable_commanders=Nikolay Pukhov [ [http://www.zhitomir-region.gov.ua/index.php?mode=news&id=1464 Офіційний веб-сайт Житомирської обласної державної адміністрації ] ]

The 8th Army Corps is one of three army corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Corps is headquartered in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.

History

The Corps was formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union from a redesignation of the former Soviet 8th Tank Army.

tructure

* 8th Army Corps
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** 72nd Mechanized Brigade (Bila Tserkva)
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** Corps Units

Commanders

References