https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Volunteer_Corps
The Ukrainian Volunteer Corps (Добровольчий український корпус) is a (Pro-Ukraine) Volunteer Battalion of the Right Sector political movement, Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh later left Right Sector and the Corps, and formed the Ukrainian Volunteer Army to replace it, elements still aligned with Right Sector remained as the Volunteer Corps.
Another group led by Right Sector activist Dmytro Kotsiubailo also formed a splinter group from the Volunteer Corps known as the 1st Separate Mechanized Battalion (Da Vinci Wolves), the OUN Battalion was also a component of the Corps until splintering off to become independent.
The Corps also had connections to 2 militias comprised of foreign expats, the Chechen Sheikh Mansur Battalion and the Belarusian Tactical Group Belarus:
Chechen volunteers defending Ukraine from the Russian-terrorist horde have repeatedly proved that they are brave and strong warriors.
They do not hide that they are fighting in Ukraine for their country’s freedom. It will be recalled that the Chechen Battalion of Sheikh Mansour (BSM) is fighting in the units of the DUK PS.
Протягом 2014-2016 рр. білоруські добровольці у складі різних українських підрозділів брали участь у найбільш запеклих боях на лінії фронту. Зокрема, у складі батальйону «Донбас» у районі Іловайська у серпні 2014 р. Білоруси у складі добровольчого українського корпусу «Правий сектор»”
“During 2014-2016. Belarusian volunteers as part of various Ukrainian units participated in the fiercest battles on the line Front. In particular, as part of the battalion “Donbass” in the area of Ilovaisk in August 2014, Belarusians as part of the Ukrainian volunteer corps “Right Sector
- Source: https://oaji.net/articles/2017/294-1505252625.pdf (Page 2)
It has also included activists from the Svoboda Party linked youth group Sokil:
Activists of “Sokol” are or were in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , the National Guard , volunteer battalions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine , [OUN](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD_%C2%AB%D0%9E%D0%A3%D0%9D%C2%BB ""OUN” battalion”) and DUK , or they materially help the front. In the “Karpatska Sich” company and the “Sich” battalion , two squads were created, which were formed from “Sokol” activists 9.
Members of Ukrainian National Assembly - Ukrainian People’s Self-Defense fought as part of the corps:
After Russia’s transition to an open, albeit undeclared, offensive in the spring of 2014, UNSO residents go east to the eastern territories of Ukraine as part of battalions «DUK», «Aidar», «Azov», «Donbas». . It was also formed UNSO volunteer battalion, which has become part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since October 2014, the fighters of the battalion have been performing combat missions in the ATO zone near Mariupol and in other hot spots.
The Corps formally became part of the Ukrainian Army after the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine:
I spent a week in rural Donbas with Pedro’s platoon, fighters from the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps or DUK, the militia of the nationalist Right Sector party, on their first mission since they were formally absorbed into the Ukrainian army as a special forces unit just a couple of weeks earlier. Formed during the Maidan revolution, in which they played a prominent role fighting the police and unseating Ukraine’s then pro-Russian government, Right Sector has since played a starring role in Russian propaganda as evidence of Ukraine’s takeover by Right-wing radicals.
and it was later reformed as the 67th Mechanized Brigade (DUK).
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