6th Army Corps (Ukraine)

6th Army Corps (Ukraine)

The 6th Army Corps is one of three army corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Corps is headquartered in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.

The Corps was formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union from a redesignation of the former Soviet 6th Guards Tank Army.

In 2004, the Corps disbanded 2 brigades and 3 regiments. 1 brigade and 1 regiments were added. In 2006, the Corps almost doubled in size.

Read more about 6th Army Corps (Ukraine):  Structure, Commanders

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