Batkivshchyna Battalion
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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]
| 34th Territorial Defense Battalion Ukrainian: 34-й батальйон територіальної оборони | |
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| Active | 2014 - present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ministry of Defense |
| Type | Battalion of Territorial Defense (BTD) |
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]
It is fighting as part of the 57th Brigade in Bakhmut during the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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