7th Rapid Response Corps (Ukraine)

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7th Rapid Response Corps
7 Корпус Швидкого Реагування
7th Air Assault Corps.png
Shoulder sleeve insignia
ActiveJanuary 2024 – present
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
BranchFlag of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces.svg Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
Size40,000 - 80,000
Engagements Russo-Ukrainian War
Website Official Facebook page
Commanders
Current
commander		Col. Yevhen Lasiichuk [1]

The 7th Rapid Response Corps (Ukrainian: 7 Корпус Швидкого Реагування), also known as 7th Army Corps or 7th Air Assault Corps, is a combined arms corps of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. [2] [3]

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History

The 7th Rapid Response Corps received during its early days attention from prominent political figures such as former President Petro Poroshenko, who visited the newly formed unit. [4] This corps is part of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, which combines all field units under this specialization. The creation of this corps represents a strategic enhancement in Ukraine's military structure, aligning it more closely with NATO-style corps units. [5]

Units of the 7th Corps were reported in July and August 2025 to have been active on the Pokrovsk front. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Structure

As of 2025 the corps structure is as follows:

Reports vary on whether the 81st Airmobile Brigade belongs to the 7th Rapid Response Corps or the 11th Army Corps. [1] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "7-й корпус ДШВ ЗСУ вже сформований і виконує завдання — командир Євген Ласійчук". АрміяInform  [ uk ] (in Ukrainian). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "7th Rapid Response Corps". MilitaryLand.net. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Командування "Азову" та 3 ОШБр стануть основою управління двох нових корпусів". Мілітарний (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "В Україні об'єднали десантно-штурмові підрозділи у корпусну структуру" [Air assault units in Ukraine]. mil.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Military Portal. 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Kyiv Post, Kyiv Post (4 February 2025). "Ukraine Army to Field NATO-Style Corps Units for First Time in Major Command Upgrade".
  6. ↑ "Сили оборони зачистили від росіян шість населених пунктів на Донеччині - Генштаб". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 17 August 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Струк, Діана (18 August 2025). "У Генштабі заявили про зачистку шести населених пунктів на Донеччині". Firtka (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Російська спроба прориву та закріплення на Донеччині нівельована українськими Силами оборони". Новини Полтавщини (in Ukrainian). 17 August 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Цуба, Валерія; Гусєв, Гліб (4 August 2025). "Ворог не зайшов у Покровськ, але його ДРГ прориваються в місто і прилеглі райони. Яка ситуація навколо міста?". Бабель (інтернет-видання)  [ uk ] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Kyrylenko, Olha; Katsimon, Olga (26 July 2025). "Siversk front defenders: Ukraine's 54th and 81st Brigades crush Russian assault". Ukrainian Pravda . Retrieved 29 July 2025.


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