| Belarusian Volunteer Corps | |
|---|---|
| Беларускі добраахвотніцкі корпус (Belarusian) Білоруський добровольчий корпус (Ukrainian) | |
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| Founded | 2022 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ukraine Belarusian opposition |
| Branch |  International Legion of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine |
| Size | ~300[citation needed] |
| Part of | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Engagements | Russian Invasion of Ukraine |
TheBelarusian Volunteer Corps (Belarusian:Беларускі добраахвотніцкі корпус) is a military formation of Belarusian volunteers working as part of theUkrainian Armed Forces, formed in 2022 during theRussian invasion of Ukraine.
On 25 December 2022, Belarusian volunteers Ihor "Yanki" Yankov, Andriy "Bezsmertnyi" Trotsevsky and Rodion "Gena" Batulin announced the creation of the Belarusian Volunteer Corps, made up of several different Belarusian units that have been fighting theRussian Army in Ukraine.[3][4]
Previously, the leaders of the new formation were members of various volunteer units. Thus, "Yanki" gathered the commander of the Belarusian unit in the Ukrainian volunteer battalion "Brotherhood", the machine gunner of the Ukrainian group "Tradition and Order", the commander of the international battalion "Titan". Before the start of the full-scale war, Rodion Batulin was known as one of the closest associates of Serhii "Botsman" Korotkyh, later he became a representative of the"Terror" battalion. This formation split from theKastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment in the summer of 2022 and operated as an independent unit before joining the Belarusian Volunteer Corps.[5][6]
The unit took part in the2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions through theTerror Battalion alongside theRussian Volunteer Corps and thePolish Volunteer Corps.[1] The unit took part in the2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, fighting along the Donetsk front where the unit has suffered at least one fatality.[2][7]
In July 2023, there were 70 Belarusians in the unit.[8]
In December 2023, theMinistry of Internal Affairs of Belarus designated the unit as an extremist group.[9]
