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 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]
It is fighting as part of the 57th Brigade in Bakhmut during the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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 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]
It is fighting as part of the 57th Brigade in Bakhmut during the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.