Noman Çelebicihan Battalion

Noman Çelebicihan Battalion (Ukrainian: Батальйон імені Номана Челебіджіхана, Crimean Tatar: Noman Çelebicihan Batalyonı) is a Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan, the base of the battalion will be in Kherson region bordering Crimea.[1] The Crimean Tatar battalion reportedly has received assistance from Turkey.[2] The battalion is set to help the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the region bordering Crimea.[3] The battalion emerged from participants in the 2015 activist-led blockade of Crimea that stopped Ukrainian cargo from reaching the Crimean peninsula.[4][5][3] The battalion is planned to include 560 people.[4]

Батальйон імені Номана Челебіджіхана
Crimean Tatar: Noman Çelebicihan Batalyonı
Dates of operation18 September 2016—present
Headquarters Kherson Oblast
Active regionsKherson Oblast
Size250+
560 (planned)
Part of State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Allies
Opponents

See also

References
  1. "First pictures of the Batallion n.a. Noman Çelebicihan posted". qha.com.ua. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. "Crimean Tatar battalion got help from Turkey". qha.com.ua. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. "Ukraine's Crimean Tatars are set to start patrolling the border". newsweek.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. "Crimea blockade activists to form volunteer battalion". ukrinform.net. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. "Tatar Activists to Extend Their Blockade of Crimea to the Sea". newsweek.com. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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