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INTERNATIONAL Legion Russia Ukraine War Volunteer battalions
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International Legion (Ukraine)
The International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine,[note 1] or the Ukrainian Foreign Legion,[3] is a foreign military unit of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine. It was created on 27 February 2022 by the Ukrainian government at the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fight against the Russian invasion of the country.[4] In establishing the force, Ukraine joined more than 90 other nations that have recruited legionnaires and raised foreign legions over the past two centuries.[5]
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba claimed that by 6 March 2022 more than 20,000 volunteers from 52 countries had enlisted to fight for Ukraine; several thousand more reportedly joined after the announcement. Kuleba withheld further demographic details, citing that several nations forbid their citizens from fighting for foreign governments. However, the March 2023 New York Times investigation found that there may be only 1,500 members in the organization, some of whom were reportedly involved in fraud and stolen valor.[6]
As of November 2022, volunteers from the legion were recruited from 60 countries
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Canadian-Ukrainian Brigade | Canadian and British, including Canadian ex-military.[48] |
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Freedom of Russia Legion | Volunteers are former servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as other Russians and Belarusians volunteers living in Ukraine.[49] |
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1st Battalion Vovkodav | Consists of Americans, Azeris, Austrians, British, Greeks, Irish, Croatians, Brazilians, Moroccans, Taiwanese, Japanese. |
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3rd Special Purpose Battalion |
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Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion | One of several Chechen volunteer armed formations fighting on the side of Ukraine. The battalion is named after the first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. Their commander is Adam Osmayev.[50] |
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Khamzat Gelayev Detachment | One of several Chechen volunteer armed formations. The battalion was created in honor of one of the most respected Chechen commanders of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Khamzat Gelayev. Many of its members are veterans from Gelayev's special forces. |
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Ichkerian Special Purpose Battalion | One of several Chechen volunteer armed formations. The battalion is subordinate to the Ministry of Defence of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Consists of Chechen veterans of the Chechen wars as well as the Syrian civil-war. |
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Russian Volunteer Corps | Formed in August 2022 from Russian right-wing volunteers who have been fighting for Ukraine in the Azov Regiment and other units since 2014.[51] |
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Imam Shamil Dagestan Battalion | Consists of members of the several ethnic groups of Dagestan |
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Pahonia Regiment | Consists of Belarusians |
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Krym Battalion | Consists of Crimean Tatars |
| Polish Volunteer Corps | Consists of Poles | |
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Belarusian Volunteer Corps | Consists of Belarusians |
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Karelian National Battalion | Formed in 2023, consists of Karelians.[52] The Battalion is a part of the Karelian National Movement.[53] |
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2nd International Legion | Consists of Ukrainians, Belarusians and Georgians |
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Bashkir Company | Consists of ethnic Bashkirs affiliated with the Committee of Bashkir Resistance[54] |
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The Azov Special Operations Detachment (Ukrainian:
Окремий загін спеціального призначення «Азов», romanized: Okremyi zahin
spetsialnoho pryznachennia "Azov"), also known as the Azov Regiment
(Ukrainian: Полк Азов, romanized: Polk Azov) or Azov Battalion until
September 2014, is a unit of the National Guard of Ukraine based in
Mariupol in the coastal region of the Sea of Azov. Azov formed as a
volunteer paramilitary militia in May 2014, and has since been fighting
Russian forces in the Donbas War. It first saw combat recapturing
Mariupol from Russian forces and pro-Russian separatists in June 2014.
It initially operated as a volunteer police company, until it was
formally incorporated into the National Guard on 11 November 2014. In
the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the battalion gained
renewed attention for its use by Russia in justifying the invasion and
during the Siege of Mariupol for its role in the defense of the city.