600 - 1,500 (Estimated February 2022)[5][6][3][7] 1,800 (Estimated August 2022)[8]
Engagements
Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine campaign
Battle of Kharkiv
Battle of Donbas[9][10]
Battle of Bakhmut
Battle of Soledar
Luhansk Oblast campaign[11][12][13]
Kharkiv Counteroffensive
Battle of Balakliia
Battle of Kupiansk
Website
Official Telegram channel
Commanders
Current commander
Konstantin V. Nemichev (February 2022 - present)[14]
Insignia
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Military unit
The Kraken Regiment (Ukrainian: Спецпідрозділ «Kraken», romanized: Spetspidrozdil «Kraken») is a Ukrainian military volunteer unit, part of the spetsnaz units of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR)[3] formed in 2022 as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Named after the mythical sea creature, the regiment was formed by veterans of the Azov Regiment and has successfully liberated several occupied villages during the fighting,[8] later also taking part in counter offensives and sabotage operations, becoming one of the more high-profile volunteer units in the war.
^Kunkle, Fredrick; Korolchuk, Serhii (3 June 2022). "Ukraine's volunteer 'Kraken' unit takes the fight to the Russians". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^Korshak, Stefan (17 May 2023). "Specialized Unit Kraken – Ukraine's Counteroffensive, Units to Watch #6". Get the Latest Ukraine News Today - KyivPost. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^ abcd"Під час звільнення населеного пункту Руська Лозова спецпризначенці ГУР МО України знищили десятки одиниць бойової техніки та живої сили окупантів". Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ ab"Reconnaissance officers of "Kraken" unit received drones and warming kits from volunteers". Всі новини України на UAnews.net / News UA. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^"Ukrainian "Kraken" Elite Unit in Vanguard of the Kharkiv Counteroffensive". Defense Express. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^Lidón, Luis (22 June 2022). "Ukraine volunteer unit Kraken says Russia is building up forces in Kharkiv". La Prensa Latina Media. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^Shcherbak, Alla (13 November 2023). "Exclusive: How Ukraine's military intelligence conducted their first successful operations against Russian forces in Kharkiv". Ukraine News Premier Independent English-language Source — The New Voice of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ abCite error: The named reference Kunkle 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Kraken special forces unit carries out operations in Bilohorivka". Militarnyi (in Latin). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^"Ukrainian fighters captured a Russian intelligence officer". Ukrainska Pravda. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^"Defenders liberate Novoselivske village in Luhansk Oblast". Ukrainska Pravda. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^Shcherbak, Alla (31 December 2022). "Dramatic video from Ukraine's Kraken special ops group shows liberation of Novoselivske". Ukraine News Premier Independent English-language Source — The New Voice of Ukraine. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^"Dramatic video from Ukraine's Kraken special ops group shows liberation of Novoselivske". Yahoo News. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^McCardle, Guy (6 June 2022). "Ukraine's Kraken Special Forces Take the Fight To the Russians". SOFREP. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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Global Information
Ukraine
Main Directorate of Intelligence[3]