Pahonia Detachment

Pahonia Detachment
Загін «Погоня»
Атрад «Пагоня»
Pahonia Detachment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active2014–2016
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
TypeInfantry
SizeDetachment, 150-250 men[1][2]
Garrison/HQVolyn oblast
Motto(s)Long live Belarus!
EngagementsWar in Donbas
Insignia
White-red-white flag

The Pahonia Detachment[a] was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

The detachment received its name in honor of the Pahonia, the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which in 1991-1995 was the state emblem of Belarus. In 1995, following the results of a 1995 Belarusian referendum held on the initiative of Alexander Lukashenko, the coat of arms was changed and has since been actively used by the Belarusian opposition.[4]

  1. ^ "Боец отряда «Погоня»: я готов рисковать жизнью за Украину" [A soldier of the "Pahonia" detachment: I am ready to risk my life for Ukraine]. www.naviny.media (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Белорусы пойдут воевать за Украину" [Belarusians to go fight for Ukraine] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  3. ^ "Баец з пазыўным «Брэст», выходзячы з акружэння, падбіў бранятэхніку — Наша Ніва". nashaniva.by (in Belarusian). 2 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Белорусы пойдут воевать за Украину" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2015-01-04.


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