The General Staff Appoints Army Corps Commanders

By decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, and the Commander of the National Guard Oleksandr Pivnenko, 18 corps commanders have been appointed. These commanders will oversee specific frontline sectors and receive a designated permanent force composition. These are important and positive changes that, if implemented properly, could significantly enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops and improve commanders’ responsibility for their personnel and assigned tasks.

This was reported by Yuriy Butusov, the chief editor of Censor.NET, on his Facebook page.

Most corps will consist of five brigades, with one corps comprising seven brigades. A total of 13 corps are being established within the Ground Forces, two within the Air Assault Forces, one in the Marine Corps, and two in the National Guard. Some corps include inactive brigades or units that exist only on paper without actual personnel. It remains unknown what the goal is for these paper brigades. There are also rumors about two corps in the structure of Territorial Defense Forces. Hopefully, this will not happen, as TDF units should not be used as frontline formations.

Regarding the appointed commanders, the previous system of operational-tactical command groups and task forces is finally being phased out, as evidenced by the appointment of commanders such as Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Serhiy Perets, Serhei Sirchenko and Oleksandr Bakulin to lead corps. Additionally, several newly appointed corps commanders have earned recognition through their leadership at the brigade level. Among them are Ruslan Shevchuk, Roman Darmogray, Vasyl Matiyiv, Dmytro Voloshyn, Andriy Biletsky, Denys Prokopenko, and Ihor Obolensky.

Based on the commanders named by Yuriy Butusov, we can determine which brigades will form corps. On February 4, 2025, we reported about transition of four brigades into corps. We also list the existing corps that are set to remain in place.

Ground Forces

3rd Assault Brigade

5th Assault Brigade

10th Mountain Assault Brigade

58th Motorized Brigade

OTU Donetsk

Group Pokrovsk

OTU Luhansk

9th Army Corps (already exists)

10th Army Corps (already exists)

11th Army Corps (already exists)

12th Army Corps (already exists)

There were earlier rumors that the 92nd Assault Brigade might be upgraded to a corps. However, its commander has not been included in the list of appointed commanders—at least not yet.

National Guard

Azov Brigade

Khartia Brigade

Air Assault Forces

7th Rapid Response Corps
(already exists)

82nd Air Assault Brigade

Naval Forces

30th Marine Corps
(already exists)

All the units mentioned above are set to form the core of the newly established corps, with brigade command staff transitioning to corps command roles. Six corps units in the structure of Ground Forces are still unaccounted for. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as more information becomes available.