{"id":44412,"date":"2025-03-24T22:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=unit&#038;p=44412"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:01:50","slug":"20th-army-corps","status":"publish","type":"unit","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/20th-army-corps\/","title":{"rendered":"20-\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u043c\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id44412_6c841e-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id44412_6c841e-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id44412_6c841e-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id44412_6c841e-26 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id44412_6c841e-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id44412_6c841e-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id44412_6c841e-26 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column44412_058c4b-b3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>20-\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u043c\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441<\/strong> \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0456\u043b \u0421\u0443\u0445\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a \u0417\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u043b \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0421\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443 \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0456 2025 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443 \u043f\u0456\u0441\u043b\u044f \u0448\u0438\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0441\u0448\u0442\u0430\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0430\u0440\u043c\u0456\u0457 \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043d\u0443 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0443. \u041f\u0456\u0434\u043f\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0434\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0443\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/operational-command-east\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"16980\">\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0421\u0445\u0456\u0434<\/a> \u0456 \u0434\u0438\u0441\u043b\u043e\u043a\u0443\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0443 \u041a\u0440\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0420\u043e\u0437\u0456 \u0414\u043d\u0456\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0456.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0423 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u0456 2025 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443 20-\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u043c\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0456\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0432 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0457 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u043f\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0434\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0456 \u0439\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0438.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u041e\u0442\u0436\u0435 <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/60th-artillery-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"63183\">60-\u0442\u0430 \u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a> was formed in July 2025 on the basis of a battalion from the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/40th-artillery-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"16677\">40-\u0430 \u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a>, being propped up specifically to reinforce the 20th Army Corps with a corps-level artillery formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September 2025, the Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, dismissed two corps commanders from the Ukrainian Ground Forces, including Colonel Volodymyr Silenko of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/17th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45088\">17-\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u043c\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441<\/a> and Maksym Kituhin of the 20th Army Corps. A month later, Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Korsukov had been appointed to the position of corps commander, replacing Maksym Kituhin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of 2026, its entire combat core was fully completed, consisting of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/17th-tank-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11892\">17th Heavy Mechanized<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/23rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17789\">23rd Mechanized Brigades<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/23rd-reconnaissance-battalion\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"20342\">23-\u0439 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d<\/a>, \u0432 \"The <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/31st-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17782\">31-\u0433\u043e <\/a>\u0456 <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/33rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"16190\">33-\u0442\u044f \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a>, the newly formed <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/60th-artillery-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"63183\">60-\u0442\u0430 \u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a>, \u0432 \"The <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/98th-anti-tank-battalion\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"67982\">98-\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d<\/a>, \u0432 \"The <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/141st-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21811\">141-\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a>, \u0430 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0436 <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/423rd-battalion-of-unmanned-systems\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"37893\">423-\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, as of the spring 2026, the corps temporarily commands the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/air-assault-forces\/82nd-airassault-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"18618\">82nd<\/a> \u0456 <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/air-assault-forces\/95th-airassault-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"14650\">95th Air Assault<\/a> Brigades, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/air-assault-forces\/148th-artillery-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"15880\">148-\u0430 \u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a> and other units of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/air-assault-troops\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"36948\">DSHV <\/a>forces, the elit\u00e8 <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/92nd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"15636\">92-\u0430 \u0448\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a> and the reorganized <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%be%d1%80%d1%96%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%97-%d0%be%d0%b1%d0%be%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b8\/110th-territorial-defense-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"19074\">260-\u0442\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438<\/a>, and units from all the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/assault-troops\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"64242\">\u0428\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u043f\u0456\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0430<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0412\u0456\u0434\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a\u0438<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0415\u043c\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0430 \u044f\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0454 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u043e\u044e \u0448\u0435\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043d \u0437 \u0436\u043e\u0432\u0442\u043e\u044e \u043e\u0431\u043b\u044f\u043c\u0456\u0432\u043a\u043e\u044e \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0437\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0449\u0456. \u0426\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0435 \u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0435\u043c\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0438 - \u0447\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0456 \u043c\u0435\u0447\u0456, \u0449\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u0440\u0435\u0449\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f, \u0443\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044e\u044e\u0447\u0438 \u0440\u0438\u043c\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0443 \u0446\u0438\u0444\u0440\u0443 \u0434\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0446\u044f\u0442\u044c, \u044f\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0454 \u043d\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0440 \u0430\u0440\u043c\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0443.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column44412_1944a6-9c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image44412_699f93-85 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image44412_699f93-85\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20th_Army_Corps_Flag.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20th_Army_Corps_Flag-1024x579.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-80464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20th_Army_Corps_Flag-1024x579.webp 1024w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20th_Army_Corps_Flag-400x226.webp 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20th_Army_Corps_Flag-152x86.webp 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20th_Army_Corps_Flag-768x434.webp 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20th_Army_Corps_Flag-1536x868.webp 1536w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20th_Army_Corps_Flag-2048x1157.webp 2048w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20th_Army_Corps_Flag-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\u0431\u043e\u0439\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0440<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id44412_479e24-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id44412_479e24-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id44412_479e24-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id44412_479e24-94 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id44412_479e24-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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This hybrid system has proven to be difficult to manage and inefficient when subordinating and commanding units on the frontline.<br><br>Recently, thanks to our contributors on our Discord server, we have observed the establishment of more Army Corps. We <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/the-formation-of-the-3rd-army-corps-is-underway\/\">recently covered<\/a> the establishment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/3rd-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44237\">3rd Army Corps<\/a> on the basis of the 3rd Assault Brigade; with the commander being Andriy Biletskiy,<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/khartia-serves-as-basis-for-the-new-army-corps\/\"> as well as a corps being<\/a> formed on the basis of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/khartia-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"18810\">Khartia Brigade<\/a> of the Ukrainian National Guard.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It has been discovered that the command is forming several new Army Corps units; these being - the 15th, 18th, and 20th Army Corps. Information on these formations is scarce, though it is known that two of them have received their insignia, and the first-mentioned is based in Rivne Oblast. There is no information currently regarding which units will be subordinated to them, or otherwise whom their commander may be. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 15th and 20th Army Corps have each received a unique insignia, shown below. Our contributor, Davomme, redrew them in high definition, first released on MilitaryLand.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":44397,\"imgMaxWidth\":250,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_15tharmycorps.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"44391_54e4db-bd\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image44391_54e4db-bd\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_15tharmycorps.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_15tharmycorps-350x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-44397\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>Insignia of the new 15th Army Corps, redrawn by Davomme.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":44394,\"imgMaxWidth\":250,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20tharmycorps.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"44391_64caff-fc\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image44391_64caff-fc\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20tharmycorps.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_20tharmycorps-350x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-44394\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>Insignia of the new 20th Army Corps, redrawn by Davomme.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"44391_e1394e-4c\",\"kbVersion\":2,\"metadata\":{}} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column44391_e1394e-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:html -->\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1294996283912605\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1294996283912605\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1699389936\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<!-- \/wp:html --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is expected that the 16th, 17th, and 19th Army Corps will also be revealed in due time; as the process of forming new Army Corps has appeared to be taking longer than expected. This was also acknowledged by President Zelenskyy; stating that the process of forming corps needed to be sped up. It is also important to note that previously existing corps in the history of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, such as the 13th Army Corps, are unlikely to be raised up again. The Corps existed from 1999 to 2013; being reorganized into the currently well-known <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/operational-command-west\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"16906\">Operational Command \"West\"<\/a> between 2013 and 2015.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We will continue to release updates regarding the formation of new Army Corps formations in the future, stay tuned. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"The formation of three new Army Corps within the Ground Forces is currently underway.","post_author":"3620","post_date":"2025-03-24 22:10:08","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-24 21:10:08","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"three-army-corps-officially-named-and-revealed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:44:04","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:44:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=44391","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["44396","3620","2025-03-24 14:28:14","2025-03-24 13:28:14","","i_fiarmycorps","","inherit","open","closed","","i_fiarmycorps","","","2025-03-24 14:28:14","2025-03-24 13:28:14","","0","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_fiarmycorps.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","44396"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1059","object_id":"83787","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"386","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":"1142","name":"\u0410\u0440\u043c\u0456\u044f","slug":"army","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1142","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"296","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":44391},{"ID":47543,"post_title":"All known Army Corps as of April 2025","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Ukrainian Defense Forces are actively transitioning to a corps-based structure, with plans to establish between 18 and 20 corps, including those that existed prior to the reorganization. Each corps will generally consist of approximately five mechanized brigades, an artillery brigade, and specialized units for air defense, engineering, reconnaissance, communications, and unmanned systems operations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Below is a list of all known corps, including some that have not been officially confirmed but have been revealed through various sources.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:block {\"ref\":48512} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"47543_7779ae-32\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading47543_7779ae-32 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading47543_7779ae-32\">National Guard<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Guard of Ukraine has formed two army corps based on two high-performing units\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/azov-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11913\">12th Azov Brigade<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/khartia-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"18810\">13th Khartia Brigade<\/a>. Although the National Guard includes many other units, there are currently no plans to establish additional corps formations.<\/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 ('45530','45538')\" template=\"Units List News post\" limit=\"100\"][\/pods]<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"47543_bc260a-7e\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading47543_bc260a-7e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading47543_bc260a-7e\">Ground Forces<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Ground Forces serve as the primary branch for the formation of army corps. Currently, twelve army corps formations are known, with an additional three to five expected to be established. According to information obtained by MilitaryLand, these new corps are likely to continue the existing numerical designation sequence.<\/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 ('44237','22604','22021','22606','38811','444088','45088','44410','45090','44412','45507','45510','44408')\" template=\"Units List News post\" limit=\"100\"][\/pods]<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the corps formations is expected to include the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/24th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11783\">24th Mechanized Brigade<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/54th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"15736\">54th Mechanized Brigade<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/56th-motorized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"14142\">56th Motorized Brigade<\/a>. However, not all brigades will be incorporated into the corps structure\u2014some will remain under the direct command of the General Staff or the Ground Forces Command. According to sources from MilitaryLand, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/19th-missile-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"16631\">19th Missile Brigade<\/a> is one such example.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"47543_e2164f-39\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading47543_e2164f-39 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading47543_e2164f-39\">Naval Forces<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Naval Forces of Ukraine currently have one corps\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/ukrainian-navy\/30th-marine-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"29805\">30th Marine Corps<\/a>, commanded by Maj. Gen. Dmytro Delyatsky. Despite comprising four marine brigades, three coastal defense brigades, and two artillery brigades\u2014making it the largest corps in the Defense Forces by number of units\u2014there are no plans to establish additional corps within the Naval Forces.<\/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 ('29805')\" template=\"Units List News post\" limit=\"100\"][\/pods]<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"47543_d1585a-88\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading47543_d1585a-88 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading47543_d1585a-88\">Territorial Defense Forces<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/articles\/2025\/04\/30\/7509779\/\">Ukrainska Pravda<\/a> and earlier reports, the Ukrainian Command plans to establish at least one additional army corps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"47543_a94cb8-e2\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading47543_a94cb8-e2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading47543_a94cb8-e2\">Air Assault Forces<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before the transition to the corps system, the Air Assault Forces operated a single corps\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/air-assault-forces\/7th-air-assault-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"26772\">7th Rapid Reaction Corps<\/a>. As part of the reorganization, a second formation was introduced: the 8th Air Assault Corps, built around the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/air-assault-forces\/82nd-airassault-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"18618\">82nd Air Assault Brigade<\/a>.<\/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 ('26772','46677')\" template=\"Units List News post\" limit=\"100\"][\/pods]<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Each corps will be assigned a designated zone of responsibility, typically covering a 50 to 70 kilometer stretch. Considering the active front line currently extends approximately 1,200 kilometers, this distance is roughly equivalent to the segment between Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"The list of all Ukrainian Army Corps units includes the various corps across the Ground Forces, Air Assault Forces, and Naval Forces.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-05-03 23:32:03","post_date_gmt":"2025-05-03 21:32:03","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"all-known-army-corps-as-of-april-2025","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-07 21:05:06","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-07 19:05:06","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=47543","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["47860","1","2025-05-03 23:27:12","2025-05-03 21:27:12","","news_corps","","inherit","open","closed","","news_corps","","","2025-05-03 23:27:12","2025-05-03 21:27:12","","47543","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/news_corps.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","47860"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1059","object_id":"83787","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"}],"post_tag":false,"post_format":false,"id":47543},{"ID":53438,"post_title":"20th Army Corps: Everything You Should Know","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New details have emerged about the newly formed <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/20th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44412\">20th Army Corps<\/a>. MilitaryLand <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/army\/three-army-corps-officially-named-and-revealed\/\">first reported on the creation<\/a> of the 20th Army Corps back in March 2025. Recent open-source information confirms that the corps is based in Kryvyi Rih, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and will primarily be responsible for operations in the southern and eastern theaters. The formation falls under the command of <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/operational-command-east\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"16980\">Operational Command East<\/a>. Additionally, the corps\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61575950956206\">official social<\/a> media channels have revealed its structure and the brigades that are subordinated to it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"53438_16f815-17\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading53438_16f815-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53438_16f815-17\">The structure<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 20th Army Corps includes the veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/17th-tank-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11892\">17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade<\/a> (formerly the 17th Tank Brigade), along with the battle-hardened <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/23rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17789\">23rd<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/33rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"16190\">33rd Mechanized Brigades<\/a>, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/31st-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17782\">31st<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/141st-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21811\">141st Mechanized Brigades<\/a>. Similar to the previously disclosed <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/1st-azov-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45530\">1st<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/2nd-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45538\">2nd Corps<\/a> of the National Guard and the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/12th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"38811\">12th Army Corps<\/a>, this formation currently does not have dedicated, separate artillery or tank brigades. These assets have not yet been officially disclosed and are expected to be organized as battalion- or regiment-sized units rather than full brigades.<\/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 ('11892','17782','16190','17789','21811')\" template=\"Units List News post\" limit=\"100\"][\/pods]<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thus, the 33rd Mechanized Brigade has been reassigned from the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/10th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"22021\">10th Army Corps<\/a>, where it was previously stationed. It remains to be seen whether the 31st and 141st Mechanized Brigades will also be redeployed to the eastern front. At present, the 31st Mechanized Brigade is based in Zvyahel, Zhytomyr Oblast, while the 141st\u2019s garrison is located even farther west, in Rivne.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"53438_0e8c62-8d\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading53438_0e8c62-8d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53438_0e8c62-8d\">The commander<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The commander of the 20th Army Corps has not yet been officially announced. However, based on the corps\u2019 composition and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/current-stage-of-the-corps-reform\/\">earlier reports<\/a>, it is likely that Colonel Maksym Kituhin, currently the commander of the 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade, will be appointed to this position.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-06-20 09:51:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-20 07:51:43","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"20th-army-corps-everything-you-should-know","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:43:21","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:43:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=53438","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["53479","1","2025-06-20 09:43:55","2025-06-20 07:43:55","","news_20armycorps","","inherit","open","closed","","news_20armycorps","","","2025-06-20 09:43:55","2025-06-20 07:43:55","","53438","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/news_20armycorps.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","53479"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1059","object_id":"83787","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"386","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":"1142","name":"\u0410\u0440\u043c\u0456\u044f","slug":"army","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1142","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"296","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":53438},{"ID":58243,"post_title":"Kituhin Named Commander of 20th Army Corps","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 20th Army Corps of the Ground Forces, which recently assumed responsibility for the frontline south of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, now has a confirmed commander. Colonel Maksym Kituhin, a tanker and former commander of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/17th-tank-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11892\">17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade<\/a> (formerly the 17th Tank Brigade), has been appointed to lead the corps. Since the brigade is part of the corps, his promotion is a logical move, placing him in command of former comrades-in-arms. The news of his appointment was reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/\">Ukrainska Pravda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His appointment leaves only two army corps formations without publicly confirmed commanders\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/14th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45507\">14th Army Corps<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/15th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44408\">15th Army Corps<\/a>. According to earlier reports, Ruslan Shevchuk (<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/58th-motorized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"14256\">58th Motorized Brigade<\/a>) and Vasyl Matiyev (<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/5th-assault-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"14215\">5th Assault Brigade<\/a>) are expected to lead these corps, though it remains unclear who will command which one.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"58243_a6534d-b0\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading58243_a6534d-b0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading58243_a6534d-b0\">About Kituhin<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maksym Kituhin graduated from the National Academy of the Ground Forces in 2009 with a degree qualifying him as a tank platoon commander. He began fighting in the Donbas in 2014 as a tank company commander in the 17th Tank Brigade. In August 2018, he was promoted to command a tank battalion within the same unit. By 2023, he had risen to the position of deputy commander of the brigade and became its commander in 2024.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-07-29 20:38:12","post_date_gmt":"2025-07-29 18:38:12","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"kituhin-named-commander-of-20th-army-corps","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:42:52","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:42:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=58243","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","comments":[{"comment_ID":"15470","comment_post_ID":"58243","comment_author":"Frank. F","comment_author_email":"celavox.team@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"217.61.227.225","comment_date":"2025-07-29 21:20:56","comment_date_gmt":"2025-07-29 19:20:56","comment_content":"<span>When was the 4th maneuver battalion added to the 82nd Air Assault Brigade?<\/span>","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/16.6 Safari\/605.1.15","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"15470"}],"_thumbnail_id":["58347","1","2025-07-29 12:15:21","2025-07-29 10:15:21","","news_20corps_commander","","inherit","open","closed","","news_20corps_commander-2","","","2025-07-29 12:15:21","2025-07-29 10:15:21","","58243","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/news_20corps_commander-1.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","58347"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1059","object_id":"83787","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"386","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":"1142","name":"\u0410\u0440\u043c\u0456\u044f","slug":"army","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1142","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"296","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":58243},{"ID":58251,"post_title":"Progress and Challenges in the Corps Transformation","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In June 2025, the transformation of the Defense Forces into a corps\u2011and\u2011brigade system entered its final phase as corps formations gradually assumed control of the front. This shift also marked the beginning of the phase\u2011out of temporary command structures\u2014such as tactical groups and operational\u2011tactical groups\u2014which were subsequently disbanded. Just today, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/defense-forces-disband-two-tactical-groups\/\">MilitaryLand reported<\/a> that two prominent formations have been officially dissolved: <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/tactical-group-luhansk\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"35630\">Operational Tactical Group Luhansk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/tactical-group-donetsk\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"35643\">Operational Tactical Group Donetsk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"58251_1b446a-77\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading58251_1b446a-77 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading58251_1b446a-77\">Deploying to the Frontline<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/17th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45088\">17th Army Corps<\/a> has assumed responsibility for the area south of Zaporizhzhia. Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/19th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45090\">19th Army Corps<\/a> has recently moved into the Toretsk and Kostyantynivka area, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/20th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44412\">20th Army Corps<\/a> has been deployed to positions south of Pokrovsk.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/air-assault-forces\/7th-air-assault-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"26772\">7th Rapid Response Corps<\/a> is set to assume control of one of the most challenging sections of the frontline\u2014the Pokrovsk direction\u2014where it will support the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/9th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"22604\">9th Army Corps<\/a> already operating in the area. Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/11th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"22606\">11th Army Corps<\/a> has taken over responsibility from the disbanded <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/tactical-group-luhansk\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"35630\">Operational Tactical Group Luhansk<\/a> and will now oversee the Chasiv Yar and Siversk sectors.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:block {\"ref\":48512} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"58251_c33a56-3a\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading58251_c33a56-3a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading58251_c33a56-3a\">Still a Long Way to Go<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>\u201cOut of the 11 brigades operating within the corps' area, only three are actually ours.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of the brigades under corps command are not structurally subordinated to the corps, as a full reorganization of the front is currently impossible. At the same time, new corps-level units\u2014such as drone teams, reconnaissance elements, and engineering detachments\u2014are being formed from the remnants of other, already existing brigades.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>\u201cOut of the 11 brigades operating within the corps' area, only three are actually ours,\u201d<\/em> one officer told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/articles\/2025\/07\/28\/7523689\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainska Pravda<\/a>. <em>\u201cIn the corps\u2019 fire support unit, only half the personnel are artillerymen\u2014the rest are officers, engineers, and topographers. Our drone battalion is being formed from a rifle battalion of one of the brigades. They have neither drones nor any experience in operating them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The use of temporarily assigned units follows the same system that the previous tactical and operational-tactical groups operated under\u2014and has proven to be ineffective.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another challenge is that units belonging to a single corps are currently spread out along the frontline. For instance, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/1st-azov-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45530\">1st Azov Corps<\/a> has the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/azov-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11913\">Azov Brigade<\/a> positioned south of Kostyantynivka, temporarily under the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/19th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45090\">19th Army Corps<\/a>' command, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/bureviy-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17478\">Bureviy Brigade<\/a> is deployed near Kupyansk\u2014over 100 kilometers apart.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The situation is somewhat different with the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/3rd-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44237\">3rd Army Corps<\/a>, which is among the strongest and most motivated formations within the Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>\u201cThis is purely political. Biletsky holds too much authority, and the military leadership is doing everything they can to delay the deployment of his corps,\u201d<\/em> a source told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/articles\/2025\/07\/28\/7523689\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainska Pravda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite the challenges, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/3rd-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44237\">3rd Army Corps<\/a> continues to steadily assume control of the frontline in the Lyman direction and has already demonstrated positive results. Unlike the Tactical Group Kreminna, which previously held this sector, the 3rd Army Corps command does not pressure units to retake lost positions at all costs. Instead, they carefully assess the situation and are willing to make decisions that genuinely save soldiers\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-07-30 20:54:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-07-30 18:54:43","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"progress-and-challenges-in-the-corps-transformation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-10 10:22:43","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-10 08:22:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=58251","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["58602","1","2025-07-30 20:24:06","2025-07-30 18:24:06","","news_corps_update","20th Army Corps","inherit","open","closed","","news_corps_update","","","2025-09-15 22:01:56","2025-09-15 20:01:56","","58251","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/news_corps_update.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","58602"],"category":[{"term_id":"698","name":"\u041f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0456\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f","slug":"article","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"698","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"48","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"698"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"386","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":"1142","name":"\u0410\u0440\u043c\u0456\u044f","slug":"army","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1142","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"296","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":58251},{"ID":65869,"post_title":"Syrskyi Dismisses Two Corps Commanders","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has dismissed two corps commanders from their posts \u2014 Colonel Volodymyr Silenko of the 17th Army Corps and Maksym Kituhin of the 20th Army Corps \u2014 following the loss of positions in their respective areas of responsibility. Both officers will remain in service with the Armed Forces in other roles.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cThe Commander-in-Chief\u2019s personnel decisions are linked to shortcomings by the two commanders in leading their troops. Ineffective leadership in their areas of responsibility resulted, above all, in the loss of personnel and territory in the Zaporizhzhia and Novopavlivka sectors,\u201d the General Staff told <em>Suspilne<\/em>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:quote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 17th Army Corps is deployed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where Ukrainian forces recently lost the village of Kamyanske and moved into the settlements of Stepnohirsk and Plavni. The 20th Army Corps is positioned along the Donetsk\u2013Dnipropetrovsk border, northwest of Velyka Novosilka.<br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"65869_a449d7-46\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading65869_a449d7-46 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading65869_a449d7-46\">Who are the commanders<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before his appointment as commander of the 17th Army Corps in June 2025, Colonel Volodymyr Silenko led the 30th Mechanized Brigade for two years and had earlier served as chief of staff of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade and the 71st Jaeger Brigade.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Colonel Maksym Kituhin has been fighting in Donbas since 2014, taking part in the battles for Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, and Debaltseve. He began his career as a tank platoon commander, later led a battalion, and eventually rose to command the 17th Tank Brigade. In July 2025, he was appointed commander of the 20th Army Corps.<br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sources: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/1115676-u-genstabi-pidtverdili-so-sirskij-zvilniv-dvoh-komanduvaciv-korpusiv-sil-oboroni\/\">Suspilne<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/news\/2025\/09\/15\/7530963\/\">Ukrainska Pravda<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-09-15 22:04:24","post_date_gmt":"2025-09-15 20:04:24","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"syrskyi-dismisses-two-corps-commanders","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-09-15 22:04:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-09-15 20:04:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=65869","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","comments":[{"comment_ID":"15690","comment_post_ID":"65869","comment_author":"Patrick","comment_author_email":"patrickrobert1389@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"193.239.221.230","comment_date":"2025-09-16 17:47:10","comment_date_gmt":"2025-09-16 15:47:10","comment_content":"In the case of the 17th Army Corps, I believe the dismissal of the commander was quite unfair, as the 128th Brigade - a key element of the Corps - was sent to Pokrovsk. Silenko had no choice in the matter. I may be missing some important details though.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/140.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"15690"}],"_thumbnail_id":["58602","1","2025-07-30 20:24:06","2025-07-30 18:24:06","","news_corps_update","20th Army Corps","inherit","open","closed","","news_corps_update","","","2025-09-15 22:01:56","2025-09-15 20:01:56","","58251","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/news_corps_update.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","58602"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1059","object_id":"83787","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"386","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":"1178","name":"\u041a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u0440","slug":"commander","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1178","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"18","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1178"},{"term_id":"1158","name":"\u041a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0438","slug":"corps","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1158","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"25","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1158"},{"term_id":"1143","name":"\u0421\u0443\u0445\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430","slug":"ground-forces","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1143","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"61","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1143"},{"term_id":"1157","name":"\u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430","slug":"ukraine","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1157","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"100","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1157"}],"post_format":false,"id":65869},{"ID":67546,"post_title":"Korsukov Appointed Commander of 20th Army Corps","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A new commander has been appointed to lead the 20th Army Corps of the Ground Forces. This was revealed through a gift certificate obtained by MilitaryLand staff. The certificate shows that Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Korsukov has been appointed to lead the 20th Army Corps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":67571,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cert_20ak_october25.jpg\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"67546_0baf7b-1d\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image67546_0baf7b-1d\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cert_20ak_october25.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cert_20ak_october25-320x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-67571\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Previously, this position was held by Colonel Maksym Kituhin, who was dismissed by Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi in September 2025. He was relieved of his duties due to the <em>\"loss of positions in the corps' respective area of responsibility.\"<\/em> Along with Kituhin, the commander of the 17th Army Corps, Colonel Volodymyr Silenko, was also dismissed. You can read more about this in our article <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/syrskyi-dismisses-two-corps-commanders\/\">\"Syrskyi Dismisses Two Corps Commanders.\"<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"67546_95eea7-73\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading67546_95eea7-73 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading67546_95eea7-73\"><strong>Who is Oleksandr Korsukov?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Very little is known about Korsukov. Through our research, we managed to find that in 2023, he served as commander of the 64th Territorial Defense Battalion. A photo on social media dated December 14, 2023, shows he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nus.in.ua\/novyny-zolochivschyny\/5056-vtretye-u-zolochevi-delegaciya-iz-mini-milich.html\">nus.in.ua<\/a> portal, in March 2024 he was acting commander of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade. This aligns with the brigade's timeline, as the commander of the 103rd Brigade, Valery Kurk, <a href=\"https:\/\/zaxid.net\/komandira_lvivskoyi_103_brigadi_tro_valeriya_kurka_zvilnili_z_posadi_n1578939\">was dismissed<\/a> from his post on February 14, 2024. Korsukov served as acting commander until May 19, 2024, when a new commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oborona.lviv\/posts\/465875672785669\">was officially appointed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":67553,\"imgMaxWidth\":358,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kursukov.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"67546_db69c0-d5\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image67546_db69c0-d5\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kursukov.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kursukov-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-67553\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>Lt. Col. Oleksandr Kursukov, December 2023<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The appointment of Korsukov is a rather unusual decision, given the pool of experienced commanders currently active and in reserve. He has relatively limited experience, having only led a territorial defense brigade for three months. His appointment would suggest he is an acting commander until a permanent replacement is found; however, in such cases, this is typically noted in the gift certificate. The one we obtained clearly states \"commander of unit A5170,\" which is the 20th Army Corps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-10-17 20:50:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-10-17 18:50:43","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"korsukov-appointed-commander-of-20th-army-corps","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-10-17 20:50:44","post_modified_gmt":"2025-10-17 18:50:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=67546","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","comments":[{"comment_ID":"15717","comment_post_ID":"67546","comment_author":"vitaliy","comment_author_email":"sevcukvitaliy43@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a00:1e98:f292:67d0:7d70:1da1:ea4d:4c1","comment_date":"2025-10-23 14:04:03","comment_date_gmt":"2025-10-23 12:04:03","comment_content":"<pre class=\"ql-syntax\" spellcheck=\"false\">Commander of the 20th Army Corps, Major General Viktor Dmytrovych Nikolyuk. 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Zaits has already assumed duties within the corps\u2019 area of responsibility.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nikolyuk has been named head of Operational Command East, replacing Major General Oleksandr Bratishko. The reshuffle comes as Ukraine\u2019s high command seeks to reinforce defenses in the Pokrovsk and Kramatorsk sectors, where Russian forces continue to press forward. Bratishko\u2019s dismissal may also be linked to the reported loss of Siversk, which has triggered a broader shake-up, including the removal of commanders from the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, 54th Mechanized Brigade, and, more recently, the 11th Army Corps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"82809_f6599f-6f\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading82809_f6599f-6f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82809_f6599f-6f\">About Zaits<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zaits is an officer of Ukraine\u2019s Air Assault Forces. In 2014, he was stationed in Crimea during Russia\u2019s occupation of the peninsula and led a reconnaissance company of the 25th Airborne Brigade back to mainland Ukraine. He later took part in the defense of Luhansk Airport.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By 2019, Zaits commanded a separate Air Assault battalion and participated in the Cossack Will-2019 exercise. He later went on to lead the 79th Air Assault Brigade. Prior to his current appointment, he served as deputy commander of the 8th Air Assault Corps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His appointment highlights a broader trend within Ukraine\u2019s military, where Air Assault Forces officers are increasingly being assigned to command positions in Ground Forces units. Zaits is not alone: the 16th Army Corps is led by Yevheniy Kurash, and the 156th Mechanized Brigade by Yuriy Hupalyuk\u2014both also Air Assault officers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2026-04-17 16:31:04","post_date_gmt":"2026-04-17 14:31:04","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ukraine-appoints-air-assault-officer-zaits-to-lead-20th-army-corps","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-17 21:19:57","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-17 19:19:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=82809","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["82817","1","2026-04-17 10:09:55","2026-04-17 08:09:55","","news_oceast_newcom","","inherit","open","closed","","news_oceast_newcom","","","2026-04-17 10:09:55","2026-04-17 08:09:55","","82809","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news_oceast_newcom.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","82817"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1059","object_id":"83787","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"},{"term_id":"1184","name":"\u041b\u044e\u0434\u0438","slug":"people","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1184","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"12","object_id":"82939","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1184"}],"post_tag":false,"post_format":false,"id":82809}],"unit_equipment_previous":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/44412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/unit"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3620"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/44412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83995,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/44412\/revisions\/83995"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/11750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"unit_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit_tag?post=44412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}