| Svyatyi Mykolai Battalion Ukrainian: батальйон патрульної служби міліції особливого призначення "Святий Миколай" | |
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| Active | 2014 - |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Type | police battalion |
Svyatyi Mykolai Battalion (translated: Saint Nicholas Battalion), also known as Mykolaiv Battalion, is a special police battalion from Mykolaiv Oblast.[1][2][3] The formation was established on 5 May 2014 in Mykolaiv during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, which led to separatist movements in southern and eastern regions of Ukraine.[4][5] Volunteers for the Battalion had to be aged 18 to 50 years.[6] In May 2014,[7] its task was to man roadblocks on the outskirts of Mykolaiv.[8] On 11 July 2014,[9] they began operating in Luhansk Oblast during the war in Donbass.[2][7] The unit updates its own equipment through a charity foundation,[10] obtaining a Kamaz truck[11] and bulletproof vests.[3]
References[]
- ↑ https://news.pn/en/politics/103423
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://news.pn/en/incidents/110151
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://news.pn/en/public/110391
- ↑ https://news.pn/en/public/104772
- ↑ Бронежилеты для солдат из Харькова покупают родители
- ↑ http://www.unian.ua/politics/915079-u-mikolaevi-pochali-formuvati-batalyon-teritorialnoji-oboroni.html
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ukraine crisis timeline, BBC News
- ↑ http://tsn.ua/ukrayina/mikolayiv-vid-separatistiv-ohoronyaye-noviy-zagin-specpriznachenciv-svyatiy-mikolay-345958.html
- ↑ http://ukrain.bazaza.net/207349/
- ↑ https://news.pn/en/public/110163
- ↑ https://news.pn/en/public/109332
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