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Terror Battalion

The Terror Battalion (Belarusian: Батальён "Тэрор"; Ukrainian: Батальйон "Терор") was a military formation of Belarusian volunteers (formerly a company) fighting in the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Ukrainian side until November 2024. The unit was named after Dmytro Apanasovich [uk] (call sign "terror") who died during the defense of Irpin, and was created in 2022.

Zmitser (Dmytro) Apanasovych (Belarusian: Зьміцер Мар'янавіч Апанасовіч) was a soldier of the Ukrainian volunteer battalion Kastus Kalinovsky who went by the call sign "Terror": he died on 24 March 2022, from a combat wound near the city of Irpin. In his honor, a new unit was formed, and its creation was announced in July 2022.[improper synthesis?] In August of that year, the unit was separated from the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment and became independent.[citation needed]

In September 2022, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus recognized the Internet groups of the battalion and other Belarusian military formations in Ukraine as extremist formations; creating and participating in an extremist organization is a criminal offense under Belarusian law.[improper synthesis?]

On 14 November 2022, one of the soldiers of the battalion received an award from Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Kherson.[better source needed]

On 27 December 2022, the battalion announced its entry into the Belarusian Volunteer Corps as one of its main units.[better source needed]

In November 2024, the unit dissolved. Some of the fighters joined the spetznaz of Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine.

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