In accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 26.05.05 № 381 “On measures to optimize the network of higher military educational institutions and military educational units of higher educational institutions”, the Order of the Minister of Defence of Ukraine of 21.04.05. No. 233 “On Implementation of Decisions of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine”, Order of the Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine No. 180 of 21.06.05 On August 3, 2005, the Faculty of Missile Forces and Artillery was established at the Lviv Military Institute on June 20, 2006, on the basis of the Department of Missile Forces and Artillery.
The faculty trained military specialists in the following specialties: “Control of actions of units of the Land Forces” and ‘Complexes and systems of weapons and equipment of missile forces and artillery’, which was launched in 2006, in the following specializations: “Control of actions of ground artillery units”, ‘Control of actions of missile troops’ and ‘Complexes, devices and artillery reconnaissance devices’. From 2006 to 2013, the institute trained specialists in the specialty “Missile and Artillery Armament of Missile Forces and Artillery.
In different years, the institute was headed by Colonel Andrii Petrovych Kolennikov, Colonel Serhii Mykolaiovych Sviderok, and Colonel Yaroslav Tsezarevych Veselskyi.
Today, the institute trains commanders of artillery and missile units and artillery intelligence specialists for the Army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The institute provides high quality training for military specialists. Graduates with solid knowledge, leadership skills, and a broad outlook are in demand not only by customers in the Armed Forces, but also by representatives of other law enforcement agencies of Ukraine.