| Sumy operational-tactical group | |
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 Patch of Sumy OTG | |
| Active | 2022–2024 |
| Disbanded | 2024[1] |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces[2] |
| Type | Regional command[2] |
| Garrison/HQ | Sumy[2] |
| Engagements | Russian Invasion of Ukraine |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Oleksiy Otserklevych[3] |
TheSumy operational-tactical group, orSumy operations group, is a formation of theUkrainian Ground Forces in Ukraine. Its headquarters is located inSumy, and is responsible for the defense ofSumy Oblast,Poltava Oblast,Cherkasy Oblast, and parts ofKharkiv Oblast. Its commander in 2022-2023 was Major General Oleksandr Nesterenko while formed in April 2022 afterRussian invasion of Ukraine.
When the2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia commenced, the Ukrainian city ofSumy was only defended by one airmobile platoon. As a result, civilians took up arms from an army warehouse and defended the city for weeks as the Sumy territorial defense forces.[4] Once the Ukrainian Army advanced with two separate battalions along the border ofChernihiv Oblast andSumy Oblast, they received a directive to create theSumy tactical group which was disbanded and reformed on April 14, 2022 as the Sumy operational-tactical group by order of the Ukrainian command. Since then, the Sumy operational-tactical group has been training and creating volunteer formations, while establishing further defenses.[2]
The Sumy operational-tactical group has operational command of regional ground force units inSumy,Poltava,Cherkasy, and parts ofKharkiv.[2] The tactical group includes territorial defense brigades, rifle battalions, and other units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces alongside units of theState Border Guard Service,National Police, special security services, and volunteer formations and operate as one formation.[5]
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