Karelian National Battalion
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The Karelian National Battalion (Ukrainian: Карельський національний батальйон, romanized: Karelskyi natsionalnyi batalion; Karelian: Karjalan Kansallini Pataljona) is a formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, functioning as a component of the International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine.[9] The battalion is a voluntary military unit that consists mainly of ethnic Karelians and other Baltic-Finnic peoples.[9][10] Its primary objective is to achieve the independence of the Republic of Karelia from Russia.[11]
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Karelian National Battalion | |
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Карельський національний батальйон (Ukrainian) Karjalan Kansallini Pataljona (Karelian) | |
Active | 19 January 2023 - present |
Country | Ukraine |
Type | Foreign volunteer battalion |
Role | Light infantry Information Warfare[1] Activism |
Size | Unknown |
Part of | International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine |
Nickname(s) | Ukki Väinämöinen |
Engagements | |
Website | Official Telegram channel |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Unknown |
Notable commanders | Dmitry Kuznetsov (January 2023[8] - August 2023)[citation needed] |
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