Tavria operational-strategic group

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]

Tavria operational-strategic group
Active	2022–present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces[1]
Type	Regional command[1]
Engagements	Russian invasion of Ukraine
Website	Facebook account
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi[1]

History

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]

2023 Ukrainian offensive

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]

Structure

The Tavria operational-strategic group includes the following units as of April 2023^[update]:

• 35th Separate Marine Brigade^[10]
• 55th Separate Artillery Brigade^[10]
• 148th Separate Artillery Brigade^[11][12]