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Ukraine restructured its army, establishing a 3rd Army Corps in March 2025. It's planned to reach 40,000 troops with the 3rd Assault Brigade as its core - New Lines.

The corps puts brigades under one command, retrains them near front and uses NATO-style veteran-led training. 1/

The 3rd Assault Brigade, founded by Azov veterans, built its reputation in Bakhmut and Avdiivka. It is considered one of Ukraine’s most professional units and now anchors the new corps. 2/

Kyiv moved to corps-level command after repeated failures of coordination. In April 2024, a brigade handover at Ocheretyne collapsed, letting Russia seize 3 miles of territory in hours. 3/

The 60th Mechanized Brigade was the first integrated. Soldiers said training there surpassed months at old Soviet-style centers. One noted: “I learned more in 3 days than in 45 at Desna.” 4/

New training emphasizes combat medicine. Roughly half the 3rd Assault’s basic course is medical, with medics credited for returning 85% of the brigade’s wounded to service. 5/

Recruits go through 45 days of combat training, then five more weeks of unit training. Veterans, not career instructors, lead the courses, ensuring lessons are tied to real combat. 6/

“Corvo,” 24, survived a severe abdominal wound in Avdiivka thanks to this training. He first trained in the UK under Operation Interflex but still underwent additional unit training before combat. 7/

Lt. Col. Kyrylo “Kirt” Berkal, who fought at Azovstal and endured torture in Russian captivity, now designs training for the corps. He drills alongside recruits and stresses modern, merit-based command. 8/

Since March 2025, monthly casualties in the corps sector dropped by half, according to journalist Butusov. Units fight in an orderly way, without false reporting.

Kirt says his 3rd Army Corps holds 150 km of front — 1/8 of the line — and continues to repel Russian advances. 9X

Source: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/insi…