The 34th Territorial Defense Battalion, is a

Territorial Defense Battalion of Ukraine Territorial defence battalions ( uk, Батальйо́ни територіа́льної оборо́ни, translit=Bataliony terytorialnoi oborony) were volunteer military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the auspices of the Ukra ...

formed from volunteers of the "Resistance movement" (70%) and based in

Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as #Nomenclature, Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (prov ...

and it is currently fighting in the

War in Donbas War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

. The unit was formed in June 2014 as part of the parties "Resistance movement" that it created because it felt Russia threatened Ukraine. The battalion (claims to) have its own

military intelligence Military intelligence is a military discipline that uses information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to assist commanders in their decisions. This aim is achieved by providing an assessment of data from a ...

and

special operations forces Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...

. On 1 August 2014, the battalion claimed it had destroyed the

Luhansk People's Republic The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic (russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика, Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika, ; abbreviated as LPR or LNR, rus, ЛНР) is a disputed entity created by Russian-backed ...

Prizrak Battalion The Prizrak Brigade (russian: Бригада «Призрак», meaning "Ghost Brigade"), founded by Aleksey Mozgovoy, is an infantry unit of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), one of the self-proclaimed breakaway states located in the Donba ...

;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 The Battle of Debaltseve was a military confrontation in the city of Debaltseve, Donetsk Oblast, between the pro-Russian separatist forces of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), and the Ukrainian Armed Force ...

. It is affiliated with the

Batkivshchyna The All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" ( uk, Всеукраїнське об'єднання "Батьківщина", translit=Vseukrains'ke obiednannia "Bat'kivshchyna") referred to as Batkivshchyna (), is a political party in Ukraine led by Peo ...

political party. It is fighting as part of the 57th Brigade in Bakhmut during the ongoing 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

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Territorial defence battalions of Ukraine History of Kirovohrad Oblast Military units and formations established in 2014 2014 establishments in Ukraine {{Ukraine-stub

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