On October 1, 1899, on the territory of the present Academy, the opening of the Imperial and Royal School of Cadets in Lviv (K. und k. Infanterie Kadettenschule in Lemberg) was held.

From the end of September to November 14, 1939, the headquarters of the Ukrainian Front were stationed in the premises of the former Cadet Corps.

After its disbandment, the Lviv Infantry School of the Red Army was stationed there, which was moved to Ostroh a year later.

The facility trained officers for service in the editorial boards of the military media and cultural and educational institutions of the Soviet Armed Forces.

On April 30, 1975, by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the Lviv higher military-political school was awarded the Order of the Red Star.

During the years of Soviet rule, the school gained experience in training officer personnel for the armed forces of foreign powers.

With Ukraine regaining its independence, the creation of its own Armed Forces begins a new page in the history of the Lviv Military Institute.

On November 18, 2000, for the great successes in training qualified specialists for the Ukrainian army and on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the training of officers in Galicia, the President Leonid Kuchma granted the academy the honorific title "Hetman Petro Sagaidachny" and awarded it the Diploma of Honor.

On September 30, 2006, the Institute was visited by President Viktor Yushchenko, who highly assessed the organization of training officers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

[14] The academy maintains its own Cadet Military Band which promotes the patriotic, cultural and musical education of Ground Forces.

Created in 1942 during the Siege of Stalingrad, it is part of the Military Music Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Cadets from the academy took part in the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square, celebrating the 65th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War.