Sich Battalion

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Not to be confused with 49th Infantry Battalion (Ukraine) or Carpathian Sich.

The Sich Battalion (

war in Donbas.[2]

History

Further information: Russo-Ukrainian War

Foundation and early operations

Member of the Sich Battalion wearing a balaclava with a Wolfsangel.

The Sich Battalion was formed by the far-right

basic training prior to activation and began engaging separatist forces with minimal training or equipment. While the Sich Battalion was much smaller than other volunteer units, it was designed for the specific purpose of combating insurgents in the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine.[4]

Volunteers of the Sich Battalion, behind them is the flag of Svoboda
.

On August 26, 2014, about 100 soldiers of the battalion took the Oath of Allegiance to the people of Ukraine, after which about 50 soldiers went to the

Heavenly Hundred died in the winter.[6][7][8]

Together with the soldiers, seven people's deputies of the 7th convocation (2012-2014) from the Svoboda party went to the East: Yuriy Syrotiuk, Oleksiy Kaida, Oleh Osukhovsky, Oleh Gelevey, Oleksandr Myrnyi, Andriy Tyagnybok, and Oleksiy Furman. They took turns accompanying the fighters during their stay in the anti-terrorist operation zone.

On September 27, the battalion's fighters returned from the anti-terrorist operation to their place of deployment.[9] On September 30, after a solemn ceremony, a new special unit of the battalion left for eastern Ukraine.

According to the press service of the battalion, part of the unit is located in the

Kurakhovo, where it performs tasks to protect the dam of Kurakhiv TPP.[10] The battalion's base camp is located in Sloviansk, where special forces guard peace in the city and maintain law and order.[11]

Operations as police unit

By 2015, the Ministry of Internal Affairs banned people registered in political parties of enlisting in their units. The Sich Battalion cut their official ties with Svoboda

special police, with Maxim Morozov as its commander.[12]

Arsen Avakov, the head of Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs, said that a member of the Sich Battalion was arrested after a member of the National Guard of Ukraine was killed during rioting in Kyiv on August 31, 2015.[13]

At the start of the

Eastern Ukraine offensive, participating in the Battle of Kharkiv (2022).[14]

See also

References and notes

  1. Special Tasks Patrol Police
    on 21 December 2015.
  1. ^ "A new volunteer of the Ukrainian interior ministry's special battalion "Sich" embraces his relative during a ceremony in Kyiv". Yahoo News Philippines. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Партія Свобода створює власний батальйон". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Батальон "Сич" отправился в зону АТО". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ^ SERGEI SUPINSKY. "The child of a Sich special volonteer [sic] battalion member holds her... News Photo 454196308". Getty Images. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ^ «Свобода» відправила батальйон «Січ» в зону АТО
  6. ^ Батальйон «Січ» вирушив на війну з вулиці Небесної Сотні — Тиждень.ua, 26.08.2014
  7. ^ Батальйон добровольців «Січ» вирушив у зону АТО — НТН, 26.08.2014
  8. ^ В зону АТО відправився батальйон «Січ» — ТСН.ua, 26.08.2014
  9. ^ "Бійцями батальйону «Січ» за ніч було знищено близько 10-ти сепаратистів". Archived from the original on 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  10. ^ "Бійці батальйону «Січ» несуть службу під Курахово". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  11. ^ "Командир батальйону «Січ» спростовує чутки щодо зміни дислокації бійців". Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  12. ^ a b "Комбат батальйону Січ заперечив належність Ігоря Гуменюка до ВО Свобода — Станко | Дивитись відео на VideoUkraine.com". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  13. ^ Avakov, Arsen. "Погибший солдат Дебрин -24 лет - из Херсона - все-таки осколок в сердце, не пуля. Задержанный гранатометчик - свободовец из Сичи". Twitter. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  14. ^ Daria Shulzhenko (2 May 2022). "Families mourn fallen defenders of Ukraine". Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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