9th Strategic Reserve Corps explained

Unit Name:9th Strategic Reserve Corps
Native Name:9 армійський корпус
Dates:2023–present
Battles:Russian invasion of Ukraine

The 9th Strategic Reserve Corps (Ukrainian: 9 армійський корпус; 9 АК) is an active formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, formed for the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.[1]

History

The first public mention of the 9th Corps was in April 2023, after a series of classified US Department of Defense papers were leaked.[2]

Units of the corps made up much of the first wave of the 2023 summer counteroffensive.[3]

Structure

As of 2023 the corps' structure is as follows:[4]

References

  1. Web site: 2023-09-04 . Perseverance and Adaptation: Ukraine's Counteroffensive at Three Months . 2023-09-13 . War on the Rocks . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2023-04-11 . U.S. intelligence leak sheds light on Ukrainian weapons shortages . 2023-09-13 . Yahoo News . en-US.
  3. Web site: Ukrainian counteroffensive's slow going offers reality check but could yet pay off Ukraine The Guardian . 2023-09-13 . amp.theguardian.com.
  4. Web site: 9th Army Corps . 3 August 2023 .
  5. Web site: ПОМІЧНИК КОМАНДИРА БАТАЛЬЙОНУ З ПРАВОВОЇ РОБОТИ. 2024-07-30 . www.lobbyx . uk.