The 98th Territorial Defence Battalion 'Azov-Dnipro' is a
Ukrainian
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battalion of the
Territorial Defence Forces, a branch of the larger
Azov Regiment of the
National Guard.
The Battalion is led by Rodion Kudryashov, the commander of Azov's reconnaissance and sabotage company.
The Battalion is based in the city of
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 ...
.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the battalion was stationed in the town of
Orikhiv,
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ( uk, Запорі́зька о́бласть, translit=Zaporizka oblast), also referred to as Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запорі́жжя, links=no), is an oblast (province) of southeast Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhzhia. The ...
, as part of the
Southern Ukraine offensive.
On 13 May 2022, the battalion released footage of an attack on a
Russian military post near Orikhiv, showing footage of a destroyed Russian ammunition depot.
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Military units and formations of Ukraine
Military units and formations of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine