22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion (Ukraine)

22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion[1] also known as Kharkiv Battalion[2][3] is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces that was established as 22nd Territorial Defense Battalion "Kharkiv" in 2014. The battalion is subordinated to the Ministry of Defense.[4] The formation was established in April 2014 in Kharkiv during the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War.[5] The battalion was based in Svatove until it was occupied by Russia in 2022.[6]

Not to be confused with Kharkiv Police Battalion.
22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kharkiv"
Ukrainian: 22-й батальйон територіальної оборони «Харків»
22nd Territorial Defence Battalion shoulder sleeve insignia
Active2014–present
Country Ukraine
AllegianceMinistry of Defence
BranchGround Forces
TypeMechanized Infantry
SizeBattalion
Engagements

At the end of 2014 the 22nd Territorial Defense Battalion was reorganized into the 22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion and transferred to the Land Forces of Ukraine, subordinating it to the 92nd Mechanised Brigade.[7] The Battalion successfully defended Kharkiv during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]

References
  1. ""Экипируйте наших бойцов!": так есть или нет бронежилеты у харьковского батальона?". АТН. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "Приключения батальона "Харьков" на Донбассе". Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  3. "За переброску Харьковского батальона территориальной обороны в зону АТО ответственность несет Генштаб (+видео)". Главное. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. North of Luhansk land: life on the border of war and peace. The Insider. May 27, 2014
  5. "Бронежилеты для солдат из Харькова покупают родители". Вести. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. "Как харьковский батальон голосовал в Луганске". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. "Структура військ територіальної оборони Збройних Сил України". www.ukrmilitary.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  8. "Defiant Ukrainian troops tell Russians: 'Go home while you're still alive'". BBC News. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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