All you need to know about Kharkiv’s Army Corps

MilitaryLand has obtained new information about the recently established 16th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The corps is now confirmed to be headquartered in Kharkiv, a major city in eastern Ukraine. It has been assigned the motto “Advance, Not Retreat” and designated with the military unit number A5147. The 16th Army Corps is expected to take over the responsibilities previously handled by Tactical Group Kharkiv.

The structure

According to sources, the 16th Army Corps now commands six brigades. As previously reported, the corps is centered around the battle-hardened 92nd Assault Brigade. It also comprises the 57th and 58th Motorized Brigades, along with one tank brigade, one mechanized brigade, and reinforced by one territorial defense brigade.

3rd Heavy Mechanized Brigade

A2573

3 ОВМБр

42nd Mechanized Brigade

A4667

42 ОМБр

57th Motorized Brigade

A1736

57 ОМПБр

58th Motorized Brigade

A1376

58 ОМПБр

92nd Assault Brigade

A0501

92 ОШБр

113th Territorial Defense Brigade

A7041

113 ОБрТрО

Sources indicate that the 41st Mechanized Brigade is also expected to be part of the 16th Army Corps. However, as previously reported on June 4, the 41st Mechanized Brigade had joined the 12th Army Corps. It is possible that the brigade has since been reassigned from the 12th to the 16th Army Corps, but this has not yet been confirmed.

The 3rd Tank Brigade is departing from the 11th Army Corps, making the 16th Army Corps the first newly formed corps to include a dedicated tank brigade.

Still to be finalized

Our sources report that the organization of all army corps in the Ground Forces remains a work in progress. The core units for each corps have been set, but some brigades are still being redistributed among various corps. For example, the 22nd Mechanized Brigade and the 154th Mechanized Brigade were originally intended to join the 16th Army Corps, but this is reportedly no longer the case.