22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion (Ukraine)

22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion[1] also known as Kharkiv Battalion[2][3] is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces that was established as 22nd Territorial Defense Battalion "Kharkiv" in 2014. The battalion is subordinated to the Ministry of Defense.[4] The formation was established in April 2014 in Kharkiv during the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine.[5] The battalion is based in Svatove.[6]

22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kharkiv"
Ukrainian: 22-й батальйон територіальної оборони «Харків»
22nd Territorial Defence Battalion shoulder sleeve insignia
Active2014–present
Country Ukraine
AllegianceMinistry of Defence
BranchGround Forces
TypeMechanized Infantry
SizeBattalion
EngagementsWar in Donbass

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