Skif Battalion (Ukraine)

The Skif 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 Kyiv Oblast.

[1] From August 2014[2] to October 2019, personnel of the Skif battalion served at checkpoints located on the border of the Zaporizhia Oblast especially in Rozivka, Bilmak, Temyrivka, Pology and Energodar.

[4] The Battalion took part in the Battle of Kyiv, and received 75 bulletproof vest, machine guns, and a pickup truck.

The battalion also destroyed the Murom-M surveillance complex with the help of FPV drones as well as damaging two armored personnel carriers, a tank and an infantry fighting vehicle with its crew being wounded.