Batkivshchyna Battalion
| 34th Territorial Defense Battalion "Batkivshchyna" Ukrainian: 34-й батальйон територіальної оборони «Батьківщина» | |
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| Active | 2014 - |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ministry of Defense |
| Type | Battalion of Territorial Defense (BTD) |
The 34th Territorial Defense Battalion "Batkivshchyna", also known as the Batkivshchyna Battalion (Battalion "Fatherland"), is a Territorial Defense Battalion of Ukraine formed from volunteers of the "Resistance movement" (70%) and based in Kirovohrad Oblast and it is currently fighting in the War in Donbass.[1] The unit was formed and funded by Batkivshchyna in June 2014 as part of the parties "Resistance movement" that it created because it felt Russia threatened Ukraine.[2][3]
The battalion (claims to) have its own military intelligence and special operations forces.[4]
On 1 August 2014 the battalion claimed it had destroyed the Lugansk People's Republic's Prizrak Battalion.[5]
References
- ^ Template:Uk icon Promised REMEDIES TRANSFORMATION 34 BATTALION territorial defense, Kirovohrad Oblast Council (26 July 2014)
- ^ Template:Uk icon Militants received humanitarian aid from Russia, LB (2 August 2014)
- ^ Template:Uk icon Batkivshchyna gave soldiers ATO military equipment in the amount of about 5.5 million , RBC Ukraine (24 August 2014)
- ^ Template:Uk icon Battalion "Fatherland" said to have killed the leader of the terrorists Lyeshoho, LB (1 August 2014)
- ^ The Ukrainian security officers struck blow to a battalion of terrorists "Ghost" and hard wounded his leader Leshego, Crime NO (1 August 2014)
External links
- "Resistance movement" section (including news about the Batkivshchyna Battalion) on the personal official website of Yulia Tymoshenko
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