Noman Çelebicihan Battalion

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Батальйон імені Номана Челебіджіхана
Crimean Tatar: Noman Çelebicihan Batalyonı
Dates of operation18 September 2016 – present
Headquarters Kherson Oblast
Active regionsKherson Oblast
Size250+
560 (planned)
Part ofEmblem of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.svg SBGS
AlliesUkraine Ukraine
Turkey Turkey
OpponentsRussia Russia

Noman Çelebicihan Battalion (Ukrainian: Батальйон імені Номана Челебіджіхана, Crimean Tatar: Noman Çelebicihan Batalyonı) is a Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan. The base of the battalion will be in Kherson region bordering Crimea.[1] The Crimean Tatar battalion reportedly has received assistance from Turkey.[2] The battalion is set to help the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the region bordering Crimea.[3] The battalion emerged from participants in the 2015 activist-led blockade of Crimea that stopped Ukrainian cargo from reaching the Crimean peninsula.[4][5][3] The battalion is planned to include 560 people.[4]

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  1. ^ "First pictures of the Batallion n.a. Noman Çelebicihan posted". qha.com.ua. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Crimean Tatar battalion got help from Turkey". qha.com.ua. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Ukraine's Crimean Tatars are set to start patrolling the border". newsweek.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Crimea blockade activists to form volunteer battalion". ukrinform.net. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Tatar Activists to Extend Their Blockade of Crimea to the Sea". newsweek.com. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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