Imam Shamil Dagestan Battalion (Ukraine): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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* [[Eastern Ukraine campaign|Donetsk Oblast Campaign]]

* [[Battle of Bakhmut]]

[[Insurgency in the North Caucasus]]

* [[2022 North Caucasian protests]]

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==History==

The battalion was officially established in the beginning of October 2022 during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] as a part of the [[International Legion (Ukraine)|International Legion for the Territorial Defense of Ukraine]]. It was created by the public-political organization "[[Dagestan]] National Center", which consists of members of the [[Dagestan|Dagestan diaspora in Ukraine]], it's stated goal is to help Ukraine [[Russo-Ukrainian war|win the war against Russia]] and liberate [[Dagestan]] from Russian rule.<ref>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://www.kavkazr.com/a/tsena-za-nezavisimostj-razryv-s-imperiey-zapadnye-eksperty-o-buduschem-rossii/32108702.html|title="Цена за независимость – разрыв с империей". Западные эксперты о будущем России|website=RFE/RL|access-date=2022-11-05|archive-date=2022-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105033700/https://www.kavkazr.com/a/tsena-za-nezavisimostj-razryv-s-imperiey-zapadnye-eksperty-o-buduschem-rossii/32108702.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://www.kavkazr.com/a/antivoennyy-protest-v-kalmykii-pobeg-ot-domashnego-nasiliya-v-dagestane-i-koldovstvo-v-chechne/32107798.html|title=Антивоенный протест в Калмыкии, побег от домашнего насилия в Дагестане и "колдовство" в Чечне|website=RFE/RL|access-date=2022-11-05|archive-date=2022-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105085432/https://www.kavkazr.com/a/antivoennyy-protest-v-kalmykii-pobeg-ot-domashnego-nasiliya-v-dagestane-i-koldovstvo-v-chechne/32107798.html}}</ref> The association "For a free Caucasus", an affiliate of the [[Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum]] is also related to the battalion's creation.<ref>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://utrokavkaz.info/2022/07/25/vyhodtsy-iz-dagestana-formiruyut-novoe-podrazdelenie-dlya-vojny-c-rossiej/|title=Выходцы из Дагестана формируют новое подразделение для войны c Россией|author=|website=Morning Caucasus|date=2022-07-25|access-date=2022-10-16|archive-date=2022-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016112548/https://utrokavkaz.info/2022/07/25/vyhodtsy-iz-dagestana-formiruyut-novoe-podrazdelenie-dlya-vojny-c-rossiej/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRrqiLBwXpI|title=Джабраил Мирзоев. Выступление на Конференции Кавказского Союза о освобождении и будущем Дагестана|website=media office "Free Caucasus"|date=2022-10-30|access-date=2022-10-30|archive-date=2022-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030174144/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRrqiLBwXpI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://t.me/Dagestan_N_C/3|title=Обращение Дагестанского Национального Центра к жителям Дагестана|website=Dagestan National Center|date=2022-09-25|access-date=2022-11-01|archive-date=2022-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101152240/https://t.me/Dagestan_N_C/3}}</ref>

The battalion is mainly composed of [[Dagestan]]is who previously fought as part of various formations of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]], the Dagestani soldiers from the [[Krym Battalion]] and volunteers, which were united into a single Dagestani battalion<ref>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://fakty.ua/ru/409910-v-ukraine-sozdan-dagestanskij-batalon|title=В Украине создан дагестанский батальон|website=fakty.ua|access-date=2022-10-29|archive-date=2022-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105194014/https://fakty.ua/ru/409910-v-ukraine-sozdan-dagestanskij-batalon}}</ref> under the command of Muhammad Saipulaev.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|lang=ru-RU|url=https://uatv.ua/pri-pomoshhi-mobilizatsii-putin-istreblyaet-natsmenshinstva-kak-spastis/|title=При помощи мобилизации Путин истребляет нацменьшинства — как спастись|website=UATV|date=2022-10-01|access-date=2022-10-15|archive-date=2022-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015153232/https://uatv.ua/pri-pomoshhi-mobilizatsii-putin-istreblyaet-natsmenshinstva-kak-spastis/}}</ref>

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==References==

[[Category:2022 establishments in Ukraine]]

[[Category:Regiments of the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine]]

[[Category:Battalions of Ukraine]]

[[Category:Military units and formations established in 2022]]

[[Category:Pro-Ukraine foreign volunteer units in the war in Donbas]]

[[Category:Anti-Russian sentiment]]

[[Category:Separatism in Russia]]