Maxim Krivonos Battalion

The Maxim Krivonos Battalion or the "Maxim Krivonos" volunteer detachment is a battalion made from Ukrainian defectors during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, unlike the Bogdan Khmelnitsky Battalion which recruits Ukrainian prisoners of war.[1] During the Pokrovsk offensive, the battalion took positions near the Mine No. 1 northeast of the city of Novohrodivka.[2]

Maxim Krivonos Battalion
Батальона Максима Кривоноса
Active2023 – Present
Country Russia
Branch Russian Ground Forces
RoleInfantry
PatronMaksym Kryvonis
EngagementsRussian Invasion of Ukraine

References

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  1. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War.
  2. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War.