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Revision as of 17:33, 31 October 2023
| Bohdan Khmelnytsky Battalion | |
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| Батальон Богдана Хмельницкого | |
| File:Unit insignia of the Bohdan Khmelnytsky battalion.jpg Unit insignia | |
| Founded | February 2023 |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Type | Militia |
| Size | Unknown |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Andrii Tyshchenko[1] |
The Bohdan Khmelnytsky Battalion (Russian: Батальон Богдана Хмельницкого) is a battalion formed in February 2023 from Ukrainian POWs that have defected to the Russian Army.[2]The battalion is named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, a Ruthenian nobleman and Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host, which was under the suzerainty of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time of his rule. The battalion was created in February in the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, the formation's alleged commander, Andrii Tyshchenko, told RIA Novosti, 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
