Territorial Directorate "North"

The Territorial Directorate "North" was created on the basis of Northern Operational Command by the directive №322/1/010 of the Minister of Defence of Ukraine on 20 May 2005

The previous Northern Operational Command was based on the 1st Army Corps that continued the traditions of the 1st Guard Red-Banner Army. It encompassed six oblasts: Poltava, Sumy, Kiev, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy. The command consisted of units and military formations of the 8th Army Corps.

On 15 August 2005, temporary Chief of the Directorate Colonel Yuriy Horoliuk signed the first Order within the Directive. This day is considered the creation date for the Directorate. The Territorial Directorate "North was the first to switch to a new system of control.

Organization
The Directorate is responsible for territory spanning over 196000 km2, in which 15,000,000 people live. The oblasts (provinces) of Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kiev, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy all are under the Directive control. The Directorate is in charge of 7 oblast and Kiev City Military Commissariat, 135 regional military commissariats, 530 military units and bases.

Mission
Main mission of the Directorate is:
 * organization of territorial defence;
 * recruitment of conscripts and contract soldiers;
 * maintenance of infrastructure.