volunteer battalions Archives

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Over-60s from “Steppe Wolves” unit voluntarily aid Ukraine’s frontline troops

Despite not being official military, the elderly volunteer unit "Steppe Wolves" comprising mostly 60+-year-olds aids the Ukrainian troops by operating makeshift rocket launchers, using repaired munitions and enemy weapons.

byYuri Zoria

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Russian units to strike at Russian army positions in Belgorod, Kursk, calls on civilians to evacuate

"Every day, dozens of ordinary innocent people (in Ukraine) are killed by shelling from Belgorod.... We forced to strike at military positions located in the cities of Belgorod and Kursk," they said in the joint statement.

byMaria Tril

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Freedom of Russia claims it took control of Tyotkino in Kursk Oblast

The battalion accuses Putin's army of fleeing positions & abandoning heavy equipment as their forces advance into Kursk & Belgorod, engaging Russian troops.

byMaria Tril

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Anti-Kremlin battalions announce offensive operation inside Russia against Putin’s regime

The battalions launched an offensive before the presidential election in Russia, reportedly against "the criminal dictatorial regime in the Russian Federation.”

byMaria Tril

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Czech president approves 20 Czechs for service in Ukraine Forces

Czech President Petr Pavel has approved 20 of 76 Czech applicants seeking to join the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Since Russia's full-scale invasion, Czech issued 132 permissions for its citizens to enlist in Ukraine’s military.

byMaria Tril

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine MoD: Only 7% are locals in Russian “volunteer units” formed in occupied areas

Ukraine MoD's National Resistance Center says Russian "Sudoplatova" and "Marhelova" battalions, created in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, struggle to recruit locals, with a mere 7% local enlistment, while the majority comprises Russians and Serbs.

byYuri Zoria