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| Bohdan Khmelnytsky Battalion | |
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| File:Unit insignia of the Bohdan Khmelnytsky battalion.jpg | |
| Founded | February 2023 |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Size | Unknown |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Andrii Tyshchenko[1] |
The Bohdan Khmelnytsky Battalion is a battalion formed in February 2023 from Ukrainian POWs that have defected to the Russian Army.[2] The battalion was created in February in the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, the formation's alleged commander, Andrii Tyshchenko, told RIA Novosti, adding that they recruited around 70 Ukrainian POWs in February alone. RIA Novosti calls the battalion "volunteer," claiming that its members joined the formation "voluntarily, having accepted Russian citizenship if they joined the battalion." Coercion of POWs into combat would violate the Article 23 of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, which says that "no prisoner of war may at any time be sent to or detained in areas where he may be exposed to the fire of the combat zone."[3] It was reported that after taking an oath, the battalion was deployed to an unspecified part of the frontline.[4]
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/TessaronF/status/1630051582443151360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1630051582443151360%7Ctwgr%5Ef2cc0794b5c55732c25efa5d39270675bbc5a4f3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheatlasnews.co%2Fconflict%2F2023%2F02%2F26%2Frussia-announces-new-battalion-comprised-of-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war%2F
- ^ https://theatlasnews.co/conflict/2023/02/26/russia-announces-new-battalion-comprised-of-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war/
- ^ https://kyivindependent.com/russian-state-media-ukrainian-pows-will-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine/
- ^ https://news.yahoo.com/russian-state-media-ukrainian-pows-092646878.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGpz2dT8CP2IXTW0HproUeIrfF0OBVbxNsx0Xy-E07hf_S9zBRlRC8U42eFXl8C_bkfr8HZTTlW32itAKmgoY0EDs5zusKgHVxmVNnAGDKQVMDLQUfnjp7pwGiDAlAl-Q40chyB4LSyBt8ZhCNkxcGQkBCfuTJFKUiDwRw-2xrvs