The 34th Territorial Defense Battalion, is a Territorial Defense Battalion of Ukraine formed from volunteers of the "Resistance movement" (70%) and based in Kirovohrad Oblast and it is currently fighting in the war in Donbas. , Kirovohrad Oblast Council (26 July 2014) The unit was formed in June 2014 as part of the parties "Resistance movement" that it created because it felt Russia threatened Ukraine. Militants received humanitarian aid from Russia, LB (2 August 2014)
The battalion (claims to) have its own military intelligence and special operations forces. Battalion "Fatherland" said to have killed the leader of the terrorists Lyeshoho, LB (1 August 2014)
On 1 August 2014, the battalion claimed it had destroyed the Luhansk People's Republic's Prizrak Battalion;The Ukrainian security officers struck blow to a battalion of terrorists "Ghost" and hard wounded his leader Leshego, Crime NO (1 August 2014) this claim was false, and the Prizrak Battalion later participated in the Battle of Debaltseve.
It is fighting as part of the 57th Brigade in Bakhmut during the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
See also
Temporarily occupied and uncontrolled territories of Ukraine Ukrainian volunteer battalions (since 2014) Batkivshchyna
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