What is Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion?
The '''Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion''' ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Батальйон імені Кастуся Калиновського, [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]: Батальён імя Кастуся Каліноўскага) is a group of [[Belarus|Belarusian]] [[Volunteering|volunteers]], which was formed to defend Ukraine against the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian invasion]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Ergopraxis|language=de|volume=15|issue=3|doi=10.1055/s-012-52930|issn=1439-2283|year=2022 |journal=Ergopraxis }}</ref> [[File:Kastus kalinouski batalion.jpg|thumb|Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion]] It is named after Kastus Kalinowski — one of the leaders of the national liberation uprising of Belarusians, Poles, Lithuanians and Ukrainians, the national hero of Belarus. As of March 2022, it was reported that more than a thousand Belarusians have joined the unit.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine says they want to dress the Belarusian military in the uniforms of the Russian Federation to participate in the war|url=https://belsat.eu/en/news/14-03-2022-ukraine-says-belarusian-military-may-wear-russian-unifirm-to-join-war/|access-date=2022-04-08|website=[[Belsat]]|language=en}}</ref> In September 2022, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus recognized the Internet resources of the unit as an extremist group.<ref>[https://reform.news/330704-mvd-priznalo-jekstremistskimi-formirovanijami-resursy-polka-kalinovskogo-telegram-kanaly-dvizh-i-basta МВД признало экстремистскими формированиями ресурсы Полка Калиновского, телеграм-каналы «Движ» и «Баста!»]</ref> On September 25, 2024, the [[Supreme Court of Belarus]] recognized the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment as a terrorist organization.<ref>{{Cite web|language=be|url=https://nashaniva.com/352034|title=Вярхоўны Суд прызнаў тэрарыстычнай арганізацыяй Полк імя Кастуся Каліноўскага|website=[[Nasha Niva]]|date=25 September 2024 |access-date=2024-09-25}}</ref> == References == <references /> [[Category:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] [[Category:2022 establishments in Europe]] {{europe-stub}}