As part of the final steps towards transitioning to a Corps-Brigade structure across the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the Ukrainian National Guard is forming two new artillery brigades, each assigned to one of the combat corps established within the branch last spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the beginning of the branch-wide reform, the newly established 1st Azov Corps and 2nd Khartia Corps lacked dedicated corps-level artillery brigades. By contrast, other branches of the Ukrainian Armed Forces either already possessed such formations or began creating new artillery units to support the restructuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The beginning of this process was first hinted at in October 2025, when the commander of the Ukrainian National Guard, Brigadier General Oleksandr Pivnenko, stated in an interview<\/a> that new artillery formations would be formed within the branch, one for each corps, leading to the conclusion that two brigades would eventually be formed, distinct from the Separate Artillery Brigade<\/a> which exists within the branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n