Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion: Belarusian volunteer battalion in Ukraine
The Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion (Ukrainian: Батальйон імені Кастуся Калиновського, Belarusian: Батальён імя Кастуся Каліноўскага) is a group of Belarusian volunteers, which was formed to defend Ukraine against the 2022 Russian invasion.
It is named after Kastus Kalinowski — one of the leaders of the national liberation uprising of Belarusians, Poles, Lithuanians and Ukrainians, the national hero of Belarus.
As of March 2022, it was reported that more than a thousand Belarusians have joined the unit.
In September 2022, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus recognized the Internet resources of the unit as an extremist group.
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