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| Karelian Group "Nord" | |
|---|---|
| Karjalan ryhmä "Nord" (Karelian) | |
 Battalion insignia | |
| Active | 19 January 2023 - present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Type | Foreign volunteer battalion |
| Role | Light infantry Information Warfare[1] Activism |
| Size | Unknown |
| Part of | Russian Volunteer Corps |
| Nickname(s) | "Nord" |
| Engagements | |
| Website | Official Telegram channel |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Unknown |
| Notable commanders | Dmitry Kuznetsov (January 2023[8] - August 2023)[citation needed] |
| Insignia | |
| Flag |  |
The Karelian Group "Nord"[9] (Karelian: Karjalan ryhmä), formerly known as the Karelian National Battalion (Ukrainian: Карельський національний батальйон, romanized: Karelskyi natsionalnyi batalion; Karelian: Karjalan Kansallini Pataljona) also known as Nord,[9] is a formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, functioning as a component of the Russian Volunteer Corps.[9] The group is a voluntary military unit that consists mainly of ethnic Karelians and other Baltic-Finnic peoples.[10][9] Its primary objective is to achieve the independence of the Republic of Karelia from Russia.[11][9][12]
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