| Krym Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian: добровольчий спецпідрозділ МВС України «Крим» | |
 Battalion's shoulder sleeve with 2 crossed sabers and tamga, an ancient symbol and the national coat of arms of the Crimean Tatars. | |
| Active | 2014 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Role | Counterinsurgency |
| Size | 600 |
| Part of |  Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Garrison/HQ | Kherson, Kherson Oblast |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Isa Akaev |
The Krym Battalion (Ukrainian: батальйон «Крим», romanized: batalyon «Krym») is a Ukrainian military volunteer unit subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Created in June 2014, until March 2015, it participated in anti-terrorist operations in Eastern Ukraine as part of a company of the Special Tasks Patrol Police unit Dnipro-1.[1] The battalion is based in Kherson.
On November 12, 2014, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, and the leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement, Mustafa Dzhemilev, announced the reformation of the Crimean Tatar company into a battalion.[2][3]
In March 2022, it joined the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine.
- ^ "Полумесец над Крим". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Мустафа Джемілєв обговорив з Порошенком створення кримськотатарського батальйону". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014., Radiosvoboda.org, 13 November 2014
- ^ "Кримськотатарський батальйон: подалі від російського призову" (in Ukrainian). BBC Україна. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014.