Terror Battalion

Terror Battalion
Батальён Тэрор
Founded	February 2023 – present
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine Belarusian opposition
Branch	Armed Forces of Ukraine
Engagements	Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions[1]

The Terror Battalion (Belarusian: Батальён Тэрор, romanized: Batalijon Teror; Ukrainian: Батальйон «Терор», romanized: Batalijon "Teror") is a military formation of Belarusian volunteers (formerly a company) fighting in the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Ukrainian side. The unit was named after a Belarusian soldier who died during the defense of Irpin, and was created in 2022.

History

Zmitser (Dmytro) Apanasovych (in Belarusian: Зьміцер Мар'янавіч Апанасовiч) was a soldier of the Ukrainian volunteer battalion Kastus Kalinovsky who went by the call sign "Terror": he died on March 24, 2022, from a combat wound near the city of Irpin.^[2][3] In his honor, a new unit was formed, and its creation was announced in July 2022.^[4] In August of that year, the unit was separated from the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment and became independent.

In September 2022, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus recognized the Internet groups of the battalion and other Belarusian military formations in Ukraine as extremist formations;^[5] creating and participating in an extremist organization is a criminal offense under Belarusian law.^[6]

On November 14, 2022, one of the soldiers of the battalion received an award from Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Kherson.^[7]

On December 27, 2022, the battalion announced its entry into the Belarusian Volunteer Corps as one of its main units.^[8]

Combat operations

Since April 2022, the battalion participated in military operations in the south of Ukraine, in particular during the liberation of the Kherson region. Among the most significant combat tasks was the capture of the strategically important "McDonalds" hill in the area of Andriivka and Blagodativka settlements, which allowed the units of the Armed Forces to conduct a successful operation on the left bank of the Inhulets river.^{[citation needed]}

As part of the Belarusian Volunteer Corps, the unit carried out a number of combat operations, including a night raid in the Novaya Kakhovka area.^{[citation needed]} During the operation, assault groups crossed the Dnipro river and landed on the temporarily occupied left bank, destroying a Russian base in the area.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine
• Pahonia Regiment
• Tactical group "Belarus"

References

1. "Здаецца, у Белгарадскай вобласці пабывалі беларускія добраахвотнікі" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. 3 June 2023. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023.
2. "Как погиб доброволец Дмитрий Апанасович? Рассказывают его соратники". Наша Ніва (in Russian). 27 March 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
3. "Доброволец Сергей Беспалов - о белорусском батальоне Кастуся Калиновского". ГОЛОС АМЕРИКИ (in Russian). 20 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
4. "Полк Каліноўскага фармуе трэці батальён - Беларуская Служба - polskieradio.pl". polskieradio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
5. "МВД признало экстремистскими формированиями ресурсы Полка Калиновского, телеграм-каналы "Движ" и "Баста!"". REFORM.by. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
6. "Интерпол отказался разыскивать Светлану Тихановскую; Путин и Лукашенко утвердили союзные программы. Главное в Беларуси за неделю". BBC Росія (in Russian). 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
7. "Еўрарадыё | Еврорадио". Telegram. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
8. "Батальён Тэрор". Telegram. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

External links

• Media related to Belarusian Volunteer Corps at Wikimedia Commons