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| '''Dnipro Battalion''', also known as Dnipro-1 ({{lang-uk|Батальйон «Дніпро»}}), is a |
'''Dnipro Battalion''', also known as Dnipro-1 ({{lang-uk|Батальйон «Дніпро»}}), is a militia battalion of the ] police of the ] that is based in ]. The unit was established in April 2014 on a voluntary basis during the ], which initiated multiple separatist movements in the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine.<ref>, The Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2014.</ref><ref>, The Washington Post, June 25, 2014.</ref><ref>{{ref-ru}} , Vesti.ua, May 30, 2014.</ref><ref>{{ref-ru}} , April 15, 2014.</ref> Its assignments include duties at multiple checkpoints in the south-eastern part of Ukraine. | ||
| The militia unit, nicknamed ] battalion, is funded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and also through the charitable organization "Fund Dnipro-1".<ref>, (Ukrainian socialist Volodymyr Ishchenko is the founding editor in Ukraine of the journal ″Spilne″), New Left Review, № 8, May-June 2014.</ref><ref>{{ref-uk}} , Dnipropetrovsk news, May 19, 2014.)</ref> | |||
| The battalion practises ]; via the "charity organization" Dnepr-1 Fund it accepts financial donations.<ref>, ] (28 May 2014)</ref> | |||
| Russia considers the Dnipro Battalion as a terrorist group.<ref>http://izvestia.ru/news/571817#ixzz33fTNLCLc</ref> | Russia considers the Dnipro Battalion as a terrorist group.<ref>{{ref-ru}} , June 4, 2014.</ref><ref>, Ukrainian News Agency, June 18, 2014.</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Law enforcement agency| Dnipro Battalion Батальйон «Дніпро» | |
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| Operations jurisdiction | UA |
| Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) |
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| Headquarters | Dnipropetrovsk |
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Dnipro Battalion, also known as Dnipro-1 (Template:Lang-uk), is a militia battalion of the patrol police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine that is based in Dnipropetrovsk. The unit was established in April 2014 on a voluntary basis during the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine, which initiated multiple separatist movements in the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine. Its assignments include duties at multiple checkpoints in the south-eastern part of Ukraine.
The militia unit, nicknamed Kolomoyskyi’s battalion, is funded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and also through the charitable organization "Fund Dnipro-1".
Russia considers the Dnipro Battalion as a terrorist group.
References
- Template:Ref-ru Reward for turning weapons and capturing saboteurs will pay directly at checkpoints, Gorod.dp., April 17, 2014.
- The secret of eastern Ukraine’s one rebel-free region, The Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2014.
- Ukrainian city stays quiet amid war, The Washington Post, June 25, 2014.
- Template:Ref-ru Батальон "Днепр" взял контроль над железной дорогой , Vesti.ua, May 30, 2014.
- Template:Ref-ru МВД Украины создает спецподразделения по охране общественного порядка, April 15, 2014.
- Ukraine’s fractures: Interview with Volodymyr Ishchenko in 'New Left Review', (Ukrainian socialist Volodymyr Ishchenko is the founding editor in Ukraine of the journal ″Spilne″), New Left Review, № 8, May-June 2014.
- Template:Ref-uk Всі бажаючі можуть допомогти батальйону «Дніпро» і Полку національної захисту, Dnipropetrovsk news, May 19, 2014.)
- Template:Ref-ru В России бойцов «Днепра» и «Донбасса» признают террористами, June 4, 2014.
- Russia Investigative Committee Opens Criminal Case Against Avakov, Dnipropetrovsk Governor Kolomoiskyi On Suspicion Of Masterminding Murders, Ukrainian News Agency, June 18, 2014.
External links
| Special units of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine | |
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| Special Tasks Patrol Police |
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| National Guard of Ukraine | |
| Former special units | |
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