Semenchenko: 'Crimea' special volunteer battalion to be formed shortly
The new "Crimea" special volunteer battalion will be formed at the current location of Donbas battalion, units of which are going to eastern Ukraine, commander of the Donetsk region Donbas volunteer territorial defense battalion Semen Semenchenko has said.
"This decision was made by the command of the National Guard of Ukraine in response to addresses by over 2,000 reservists from Donbas. After the departure of the last Donbas unit (I think it's a matter of 5-6 days), within a month, the available group of instructors, educated and decent officers and patriots of Ukraine from Donbas battalion, will create a volunteer battalion using the same training system as the one used on Donbas. I take personal responsibility for it," Semenchenko wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday.
He said he hopes that both battalions will be united under single operational command system, and in future they will become a foundation for a separate "Donbas" National Guard brigade. Semenchenko said that goals and tasks of the new battalion and requirements for candidates would be announced later.
