on january 19, 1992, personnel of the division took the oath of allegiance to the ukrainian people, after the dissolution of the soviet union and the 1991 declaration of independence of ukraine. during the 1990s, the 13th army was redesignated the 13th army corps. on september 17, 1999, in the framework of the 800th anniversary of the volyn-galician principality and to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the division received from the president of ukraine, supreme commander of the armed forces of ukraine leonid kuchma battle flag and the honorary title of "volyn" (ukaz no. 1193/99).