• Imam Shamil Battalion

    Dagestan Volunteer Battalion named after Imam Shamil is a volunteer unit of Ukrainian International Legion. The unit was formed by Dagestan volunteers at the beginning of October 2022, namely by the public-political Dagestan National Center. Dmytro Korchynskyi revealed in December 2022 the battalion currently fights side by side with Brotherhood Battalion.

  • Norman Brigade

    Norman Brigade was a former foreign volunteer unit that fought alongside various units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It was founded following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from the end of February 2022 to the beginning of March 2022. Jean-Francois Ratelle, call sign “Hrulf”, was a former reservist artilleryman of the Canadian Army and founded…

  • 157th Training Center

    157th Training Center is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The battalion was formed somewhere around or before May 2023 as the 4th Training Battalion of the International Legion. It was created due to the number of volunteers willing to join the Legion but who had limited or no military experience. Individuals who sought…

  • 3rd International Legion

    3rd International Legion is a unit of the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine. The unit was formed in March 2022 as the 3rd Special Purpose Battalion of the International Legion. It is the only special-purpose unit within the International Legion branch that is part of the Ground Forces. It was intended to recruit…

  • Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion

    Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion is a volunteer Chechen battalion fighting alongside Ukrainian forces since 2014. The commander became Brig. Gen. Isa Munayev, participant of both Chechen wars and commandant of Grozny. The unit participated in the number of battles. The commander of the Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion was killed during the battle of Debaltseve in February 2015…

  • 26th River Boat Division

    26th River Boat Division is the first unit of the Ukrainian Navy’s River Flotilla, formed in spring 2022 to defend Kyiv. Since its formation, the division has actively participated in both defensive and offensive operations in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia directions, conducting landings and evacuations of personnel, weapons, and equipment across water obstacles. Equipped with…

  • Tavr Battalion

    Tavr Battalion is a volunteer battalion of the Tsunami Assault Regiment. It was created on the basis of the Mykolaiv Battalion, which was merged with the Kherson unit, thus creating the Tavr Assault Battalion. The unit is called Tavr because of Tavria being the ancient name for the Crimean peninsula. The unit has been actively…

  • 1st International Legion

    1st International Legion is a unit of the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine. The unit was formed in March 2022 as the 1st Infantry Battalion of the International Legion in response to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the creation of an international fighting force to defend the country. The unit received…