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Each corps formation is expected to include one reconnaissance battalion, but the number of existing units was insufficient to fully staff all 13 army corps of the Ground Forces.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A logical solution would have been to establish new reconnaissance battalions on the basis of existing battalions or companies. 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If only nine battalions remain, four corps formations are left without reconnaissance units, which will need to be created.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n<div class=\"list-units-pods\">[pods name=\"unit\" orderby=\"ukrainian_short_name.meta_value_num\" where=\" ID IN ('19866','63443','20342','21178','19416','19427','19430','19432','19436','21587')\" template=\"Units List News post\" limit=\"100\"][\/pods]<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, some corps formations already include reconnaissance-strike battalions. Whether these are factored into the overall count remains unclear. 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