Noman Çelebicihan Battalion
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Noman Çelebicihan Battalion (Ukrainian: батальйон Номана Челебіджіхана; Crimean Tatar: Noman Çelebicihan Batalyonı; Turkish: Numan Çelebicihan Taburu) is a Crimean Tatar Batallion named after Noman Çelebicihan, the base of the battalion will be in Kherson region bordering Crimea.[1] Crimean Tatar battalion reportedly has received assistance from Turkey.[2] The battalion is set to help the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the region bordering Crimea.[3] The battalion emerged from participants in the 2015 activist-led blockade of Crimea that stoped Ukrainian cargo from reaching the Crimean peninsula.[4][5][6] The battalion is planned to include 560 people.[7]
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References
- ↑ http://qha.com.ua/en/politics/first-pictures-of-the-batallion-n-a-noman-celebicihan-posted/135928/
- ↑ http://qha.com.ua/en/politics/crimean-tatar-battalion-got-help-from-turkey/135907/
- ↑ http://europe.newsweek.com/ukraines-crimean-tatar-battalion-start-patrols-border-449135?rm=eu
- ↑ http://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/1937109-crimea-blockade-activists-to-form-volunteer-battalion.html
- ↑ http://europe.newsweek.com/tatar-activists-plan-extend-their-blockade-crimea-sea-400018
- ↑ http://europe.newsweek.com/ukraines-crimean-tatar-battalion-start-patrols-border-449135?rm=eu
- ↑ http://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/1937109-crimea-blockade-activists-to-form-volunteer-battalion.html
