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Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatist forces in Donbas, Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since Feb ...
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Battle of Ilovaisk
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Second Battle of Lyman
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The "Dnipro-1" Regiment ( uk, Полк «Дніпро-1») is a
Special Tasks Patrol Police regiment subordinated to
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine ( uk, Міністерство внутрішніх справ України, Ministerstvo vnutrishnikh sprav Ukrainy, MVS) is the ministry of the Ukrainian government that oversees the interior af ...
. The regiment is based in
Dnipro
Dnipro, previously called Dnipropetrovsk from 1926 until May 2016, is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper Rive ...
.
History
The unit was first established as "Dnipro-1" Special Tasks Patrol Police Battalion in April 2014 on a voluntary basis as the response to
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine. Its assignments include duties at multiple checkpoints in the south-eastern part of Ukraine.
[The Town Determined to Stop Putin](_blank)
''The Daily Beast
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'' (12 June 2014) The unit claims to have hired
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Georgian
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military advisers to help with the training of troops.
[ Before June 2014 this training was often just one week.][ It first operated outside ]Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, obla ...
in May 2014.[Ukraine's Secret Weapon: Feisty Oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky]
''The Wall Street Journal
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'' (June 27, 2014)
The militia unit, nicknamed Kolomoyskyi's battalion,[ was funded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and also through the charitable organization "Fund Dnipro-1". Ukrainian oligarch ]Ihor Kolomoyskyi
Ihor Valeriyovych Kolomoyskyi ( uk, Ігор Валерійович Коломойський, translit=Ihor Valereriyovych Kolomoyskyi; he, איגור קולומויסקי; born 13 February 1963) is a Ukrainian-born billionaire, business magn ...
(who was Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine) is believed to have spent $10 million to create the unit.
Commander of the unit Yuriy Bereza
Yuriy Mykolayovych Bereza ( uk, Юрій Миколайович Береза; born 8 February 1970) is a Ukrainian politician and the commander of the Dnipro Battalion. In September 2014, he was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd c ...
is since the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Snap elections to the Verkhovna Rada took place on 26 October 2014.
Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, had pressed for early parliamentary elections since his victory in the presidential election in May.[Ukrainian parliament
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...]
for the People's Front; he was placed 10th on the party's election list.[Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament](_blank)
, Ukrainian Television and Radio
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(8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC
, Interfax-Ukraine
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(8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC
Interfax-Ukraine
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(8 November 2014) Member of the unit Volodymyr Parasyuk
Volodymyr Zinoviyovych Parasyuk ( uk, Володи́мир Зіно́війович Парасю́к; born 9 July 1987) is a Ukrainian military commander and politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 27 November 2014 to 29 A ...
was also elected into parliament during these elections by winning the electoral district of Yavoriv
Yavoriv ( uk, Яворів, ; pl, Jaworów; yi, יאַוואָראָוו , translit=Yavorov; german: Jaworiw) is a city in the Lviv region of western Ukraine which is around 15 kilometers from the Polish border. It is the administrative centre ...
with 56.56% of the votes.[Candidates and winner for the seat in constituency 122 in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election]
, RBK Ukraine
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The company holds an infor ...
Volodymyr Parasyuk very short bio
, RBK Ukraine
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The company holds an infor ...
Video of first brawl in Verkhovna Rada becomes a YouTube hit
''Kyiv Post
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History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
'' (5 December 2014)
The unit was involved in the liberation of Lyman during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
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Human rights violations and war crimes
* Reports (2016) published by the documented a worrying case of punitive damage to property in Donetsk by members of the armed groups targeting the house of a member of the Government-affiliated 'Dnipro-1' battalion."; On 20 January, a group of ‘Dnipro-1’ battalion members raided a house in Avdiivka, severely beating a man, subjecting him to asphyxiation with a plastic bag and mock execution."
* From the reports (2016) by Global Rights Compliance LLP: "For example, has documented specific allegations of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment by the members of volunteer battalions such as " Aydar", "Dnipro-1", " Kyiv-1" and " Kyiv-2"; "The Volodymyr Kulmatytsky case gives rise to similar questions concerning the absence of war crimes charges. The accused persons in this case were charged with illegal confinement (Article 146(2)) and illegally handling arms (Article 263(1)). It is alleged that Mr Kulmatytsky, former deputy mayor of Sloviansk, was kidnapped by three soldiers and one commander (Mr. A) of the Battalion Dnipro-1 (Ukrainian police) and murdered later that day by Mr. A. Mr. A was informed that Mr. Kulmatytsky was involved in financing DPR formations".
* On 24 December 2014, Amnesty International reported that the unit was blocking humanitarian aid sent from Ukraine by another Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov
Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov, ; russian: Ринат Леонидович Ахметов, ; tt-Cyrl, Ринат Леонид улы Әхмәтов, translit=Rinat Leonid uly Äkhmätov (born on 21 September 1966) is a Ukrainian billionaire and b ...
reaching the population in the separatist-controlled areas; over half the population in these areas depend on food aid. The reason the aid was being blocked by the Dnipro, Aidar and Donbas battalions is that the battalions "believe food and clothing are ending up in the wrong hands and may be sold instead of being given as humanitarian aid."[Amnesty International](_blank)
, "Eastern Ukraine: Humanitarian disaster looms as food aid blocked", Amnesty International 24 December 2014. Denis Krivosheev, acting Director of Europe and Central Asia for Amnesty International, stated that "Using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime".
References
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Volunteer detachments fighting in Donbas
{{War in Donbas
History of Donetsk Oblast
History of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Special tasks patrol police of Ukraine
Military units and formations established in 2014
2014 establishments in Ukraine