Kiev Military District
| Kiev Military District | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1862–1998 |
| Country |
 Russian Empire (1862–1918) Soviet Union (1939–1941), (1944–1991) Ukraine (1991–1992) |
| Type | Military district |
| Headquarters | Kiev |
| Engagements | Invasion of Poland, Invasion of Romania, World War II |
| Kiev Military District | |
|---|---|
| Active | 25 October 1943 - 1 November 1992 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Size | 150,000 (1990) |
| Part of | South-Western Strategic Direction |
| HQ | Kiev |
| Tanks APCs Artillery Helicopters |
1,500 1,500 700 100 |
| Engagements | World War II |
The Kiev Military District (Киевский вое́нный о́круг) (KVO) was a Russian unit of military-administrative division (a military district) of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Ukrainian Army, Red Army, and Soviet Armed Forces. It was first formed in 1862. On most of its territory currently there is the Territorial Directorate "North" of Ukraine.
The Kiev Military District was a Military District, a territorial division type utilised to provide a more efficient management of army units, their training and other operations activities related to combat readiness. The district originally covered the Kiev Governorate, Podolie Governorate (less Balta County), and Volhynia Governorate.
Assigned formations included the 10th Army.
In 1888 the Kharkov Military District was merged into the Kiev Military District.
With the start of World War I the district was transformed into the 3rd Army (Russia). In April 1917 Poltava and Kursk governorates were transferred under the administration of the Moscow Military District.
After the October Revolution in Petrograd the district came under jurisdiction of the Ukrainian People's Republic and existed until (early February 1918) the advance of the Petrograd-Moscow Red Guards forces of the Antonov's Task Force that was charged to fight counter-revolution in the Southern Russia.
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