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About Unit
Operation Task Force East is a temporary administrative command body of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
It was established in 2025 in order to undertake the frontline responsibilities of Operational Command East, grouping together several Army Corps under its command. It is tasked with defending the south-eastern regions of Ukraine, predominantly in Donetsk Oblast.
As part of its structure, it initally commanded the 9th, 11th, and 20th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
It also became known that Brigadier General Dmytro Bratishko, former commander of Tactical Group Zaporizhzhia, became the commander of the Task Force following the disbandment of his former unit in 2025. The Task Force left the control of 20th Army Corps, but gained command also of 19th Army Corps, 7th Rapid Response Corps and the 1st Azov Corps.
On April 2026, Bratishko was removed from the command of OC East and Operation Task Force East, being replaced by the commander of 20th Army Corps, Maj. Gen. Viktor Nikolyuk
Insignia
The insignia depicts a chevron with a light black background and a white border. The central motifs of the chevron illustrate three white stars, with a crossed sword and sceptre above, being almost identical to the insignia of its parent unit.
Major General
Viktor Nikolyuk
He graduated from the Kharkiv Tank School and the National Defense University, serving as chief of staff of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade and later commander of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade. In 2015, he was accused but denied involvement in an attack on a mobile anti-smuggling group and filed a lawsuit to clear his name.In 2021 was appointed commander of Operational Command North and played a key role in defending Chernihiv Oblast following the full-scale invasion of 2022. In 2023, he became comman…
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