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Karelian National Battalion
Карельський національний батальйон(Ukrainian) Karjalan Kansallini Pataljona(Karelian)
Battalion insignia
Active
19 January 2023 - present
Country
Ukraine
Type
Foreign volunteer battalion
Role
Light infantry Information Warfare[1] Activism
Size
Unknown
Part of
International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine
Nickname(s)
Ukki Väinämöinen
Engagements
Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine[2]
Eastern Ukraine campaign
Battle of Avdiivka[3]
2023 Belgorod incursions[4]
2024 Western Russia incursion[5][6][7]
Website
Official Telegram channel
Commanders
Current commander
Unknown
Notable commanders
Dmitry Kuznetsov (January 2023[8] - August 2023)[citation needed]
Military unit
The Karelian National Battalion (Ukrainian: Карельський національний батальйон, romanized: Karelskyi natsionalnyi batalion; Karelian: Karjalan Kansallini Pataljona) is a formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, functioning as a component of the International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine.[9] The battalion is a voluntary military unit that consists mainly of ethnic Karelians and other Baltic-Finnic peoples.[9][10] Its primary objective is to achieve the independence of the Republic of Karelia from Russia.[11]
^Lundelin, Katriina (2 December 2023). "Osa Active Club -kamppailukerhojen jäsenistä valmistautuu itsenäisyyspäivänä väkivaltaisuuksiin". Seura.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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^"Russian Volunteer Corps joins Ukraine in Avdiivka direction offensives". Militarnyi (in Latin). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^Struck, Julia (10 November 2023). "Kyiv Confirms Assassination of FSB Lieutenant Colonel, RDK Fighters Promise to Release Video". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^"Claimed areas of control at T'otkine, Kursk region, and Lozova Rudka, Bilhorod region,". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^"Map of the territories of the Seversky Territory and Belgorod liberated by the coalition forces". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^"Ukraine-backed anti-Kremlin fighters say they are still operating inside Russia". Reuters. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^"Dmitry Kuznetsov. Karelian separatist from Spain". newins.ru. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ ab"У складі Збройних сил України створено окремий Карельський національний батальйон". Promote Ukraine - голос України в ЄС (in Ukrainian). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^suurlintu@gmail.com (10 September 2023). "Karjalan Kansallinen Pataljoona – Карельский Национальный Батальон - Suur Suomensotilaat" (in Russian). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ЧЕРКАСЕЦЬ, Олена (21 January 2023). "Карельський національний батальйон у складі ЗСУ створили активісти". Останні та актуальні новини України та світу, новини дня онлайн (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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