Monday, May 5, 2014, 15:31
Odesa Oblast governor Volodymyr Nemirovskiy has announced that a territorial defense battalion is taking shape in Odesa. It is a special military unit with 400 people.
According to the governor, the task of the battalion is to quickly restore legitimacy and order in the oblast.
“The battalion has been formed by the chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. It will be guided by me as the head of Odesa Oblast State Administration,” Nemirovskiy specified.
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