Batkivshchyna Battalion
| 34th Territorial Defense Battalion Ukrainian: 34-й батальйон територіальної оборони | |
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 Unit insignia | |
| Active | 2014 - |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ministry of Defense |
| Type | Battalion of Territorial Defense (BTD) |
The 34th Territorial Defense Battalion, 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 Donbas.[1] The unit was formed in June 2014 as part of the parties "Resistance movement" that it created because it felt Russia threatened Ukraine.[2]
The battalion (claims to) have its own military intelligence and special operations forces.[3]
On 1 August 2014, the battalion claimed it had destroyed the Luhansk People's Republic's Prizrak Battalion;[4] this claim was false, and the Prizrak Battalion later participated in the Battle of Debaltseve.[5]
See also[]
- Temporarily occupied and uncontrolled territories of Ukraine
- Ukrainian volunteer battalions (since 2014)
References[]
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Promised REMEDIES TRANSFORMATION 34 BATTALION territorial defense, Kirovohrad Oblast Council (26 July 2014)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Militants received humanitarian aid from Russia, LB (2 August 2014)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) 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)
- ^ "Alexei Mozgovoi's "Ghost" brigade in the Debaltsevo operation". Life News. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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