| Special duty police patrol company “Tornado” | |
|---|---|
| Рота патрульної служби міліції особливого призначення «Торнадо» | |
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| Active | 23 October 2014 - 18 June 2015 (as Separate Unit)
9 October 2015-present (4th Company of the Myrotvorets Battalion composed of the non guilty personnel) |
| Country | Ukraine |
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| Branch | Special Police Forces |
| Type | Police Tactical Unit, Volunteer Company |
| Part of | &sq=&lang=&file=File:%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%83_%22%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%8C%22.jpg){kind=small} Myrotvorets Battalion (currently) |
| Garrison/HQ | Stanytsia Luhanska, Lysychansk, Pryvillia |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Ruslan Onyshchenko |
| Insignia | |
| Former Insignia (Before Reformation as the 4th Company) | &sq=&lang=&file=File:TornadoInsignia2014.svg) |
"Tornado" Company is a company of the Special Tasks Patrol Police of Ukraine. It is widely known for a criminal case opened in connection with numerous serious crimes committed by personnel of the Ukrainian volunteer battalion Tornado during the War in Donbas.[1][2][3] In the end, some volunteers from the Tornado battalion were found guilty of criminal charges (kidnappings, sexual assault, etc.)[4] The main part of the company was disbanded in June 2015, however the personnel of the company not guilty of warcrimes continue to serve as the 4th Company of the Myrotvorets Battalion retaining the company name.
- ^ "Батальон Торнадо: развращение малолетних, пытки и ток — кого и за что судят больше года (ВИДЕО 18+)". 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016.
- ^ Elizabeth Piper and Sergiy Karazy. "Ukraine struggles to control maverick battalions" (PDF). Thomson Reuters.
- ^ "Ukrainian Tornado battalion members accused of rape, torture, abductions in Donbas". TASS. 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017.
- ^ Жуков, Евгений (8 April 2017). "В Киеве осудили бойцов роты "Торнадо" по обвинению в пытках". Deutsche Welle (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-14.