Kiev Military District

Kiev Military District
Boundaries of the Kiev Military District (in red) on 1 January 1989
Active1862–1992
Country Russian Empire (1862–1917)
 Russian Republic (1917)
 Ukrainian People's Republic (1918–1919)
 Russian SFSR (1918–1919)
 Soviet Union (1939–1941), (1944–1991)
Ukraine Ukraine (1991–1992)
TypeMilitary district
HeadquartersKiev
EngagementsInvasion of Poland, Invasion of Romania, World War II
Military Districts of the Russian Empire, 1913

The Kiev Military District (Russian: Киевский военный округ (КВО), romanizedKiyevskiy voyennyy okrug (KVO); Ukrainian: Червонопрапорний Київський військовий округ, romanizedChervonoprapornyi Kyivskyi viiskovyi okruh, lit.'Red Banner Kyiv Military District', abbreviated КВО, KVO) was a military district of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Red Army and Soviet Armed Forces. It was first formed in 1862, and was headquartered in Kiev (Kyiv) for most of its existence.