Shtorm Battalion (Ukraine)

The Shtorm Battalion is a regiment of the Liut Brigade of the Special Tasks Patrol Police subordinated to Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

It was established in 2014 and has, since then seen regular combat on the frontlines in addition to special counter-crime operations in Odessa Oblast.

The battalion was established on 14 April 2014 in Odessa Oblast consisting of 500 people, which should become the "first echelon of the city's defense" against "fraternal hybrid aggression" in the event of a situation like Mariupol or Sloviansk.

[4] On 23 August 2014, the battalion escaped the operational encirclement without casualties and led a column of civilian vehicles to safety, some soldiers returned to Odessa.

On 20 September 2014, on the Nikopol highway in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the driver of a bus carrying 34 soldiers of the Shtorm battalion from the ATO zone, fell asleep as he had not rested for the previous two days.

On 19 July 2020, 35 personnel of the battalion went to Mariupol, for defense of strategic sites, duty at checkpoints and law enforcement.