Tavria operational-strategic group | |
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Active | 2022–present |
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Type | Regional command [1] |
Engagements | Russian invasion of Ukraine |
Website | Facebook account |
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Current commander | Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi [1] |
The Tavria operational-strategic group, or operational grouping of troops "Tavria", is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in Ukraine active in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Tavria operational-strategic group is led by Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi. [2] [3] [4] [5]
On 17 December 2022, the Tavria operational group received additional military vehicles. [6] General Tarnavskyi believed that Russian forces no longer had a deep rear element in the Tavria direction as of January 7, 2023. [7] [8]
In June 2023, as part of the Berdiansk and Melitopol fronts of the 2023 Ukrainian offensive, units of the Tavria operational-strategic group were responsible for taking control of the villages of Neskuchne, Storozheve, Blahodatne, Makarivka, Novodarivka, Levadne, Lobkove, and P'yatykhatky. [9]
The Tavria operational-strategic group includes the following units as of April 2023 [update] :