DaVinci Wolves battalion is the most trained and equipped unit of Volunteer Corps. The unit was originally part (as the 1st Assault Company) of the 5th battalion. On 26th August 2015 the unit became separate of the 5th battalion, which in December 2015 left the structure of Right Sector and joined Ukrainian Volunteer Army. The 1st Battalion was deployed to combat zone since 2014 and fought alongside regular army units in many battles. The unit relies on donations and private funding. In 2022 the unit was complected to the size of a battalion and received the unit “Honor” under their command. The unit fought in the east of Ukraine. Their commander with the callsign “Da Vinci” was awarded the title “Hero of Ukraine” on 30rd November 2021.
On March 7, 2022, the commander Dmytro Kotsyubaylo “Da Vinci” was killed near Bakhmut.
Structure
Honor
A unit formed from the youth movement Honor consisting mainly of Azov/National Corps sympathizers in the size of a full company, which joined the Battalion in spring 2022.
V Legion
The Legion is the 4th group of 1st company in the size of a platoon and had Hero of Ukraine Andrij Zhovanyk as their commander and leader until his death in mid 2022
Tank Company Da Vinci Wolves
Tank company of the 1st mechanized battalion.
Medical unit Ulf
The medical service of the Battalion consisting of paramedics was founded in 2017 and has Alina Mykhailova, the girlfriend of Da Vinci, as their commander and leader.
Dyke Pole
2nd company “Dyke Pole”
Artillery Group
The artillery group of the battalion
