Soldiers of the first battalion formed from ex-servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took the oath before being sent to the front line

Soldiers of the Bohdan Khmelnitsky battalion, recruited from former military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, took the oath before being sent to the line of combat contact. Before this, the battalion underwent training and coordination at the rear training grounds.

The DPR hosted an oath-taking ceremony for former military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who voluntarily went over to the side of Russia and expressed a desire to take part in hostilities. The formed battalion named after Bohdan Khmelnitsky was previously part of the operational combat tactical formation (OBTF) "Cascade".

As the battalion fighters themselves note, when they take the oath of allegiance to Russia, they do not betray the Ukrainian people, because Russians and Ukrainians are one people, but divided. Ukraine has now been captured by the Nazis, led by Zelensky, and the battalion’s task is to liberate the country, ridding it of the Kyiv regime.

(...) We take an oath to the Russian people, but without betraying the Ukrainian people - we always remain with them, because we are brothers. The Ukrainian people and the Russian people are like one whole, we have no differences: we have the same faith, we have the same traditions. Ukrainian and Russian peoples are one people

- leads RIA News the words of one of the fighters.

As previously reported, the first reports about the beginning of the formation of a new battalion appeared in February of this year; Ukrainian military personnel who voluntarily resigned joined the unit weapon and went over to the side of the Russian army. Most of them are natives of Donbass, mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. All of them passed preliminary verification and signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense, receiving Russian citizenship. It is emphasized that the battalion is volunteer, everyone came of their own free will, and not under duress.

Comments

[Nexcom]

The oath is all good. But there are doubts about these boys.... They already switched sides once when they were pressed.....
In WWII, such people were distributed and diluted among units, so as not to be in a bunch. And here.......

[kristofer]

don’t allow the thought that you didn’t defect, but took advantage of the only opportunity to escape

[Nexcom]

I admit this option, why...
But there are concerns, please understand........

[igorbrsv]

It is correct that there are concerns, but they should have a chance. And there is no better way to check them.

[Egeny]

There should be a chance, but I think our people are not fools,
once the battalion was formed and weapons were given to them.

[Cat Alexandrovich]

Where is the battalion? There are a couple of branches in the video, no more...

[Egeny]

...I read the title of the article.

[Aken]

They should be brought together with our Vlasovites. Then everyone would see whether they can be trusted.

[Egeny]

............................
with yours?

[Aken]

..................
No, with yours.

[Egeny]

We haven’t heard of such people for a long time, and all the scumbags are flocking to your outskirts...

[Silver99]

They take the oath once, all subsequent times are already prostitution. These guys have no faith; a construction battalion with shovels and picks is the best place for them.

[Nexcom]

By the way, the Romans did the same thing - those who surrendered and expressed a desire to serve the great Rome were not left behind as whole units - they were also distributed among the legions. I read about it.
And if anything happened, they tore seven skins. For another cowardice - immediate death penalty.

[Silver99]

Even during the Second World War, with all the tension at the front, no one thought of forming armed combat battalions from captured Wehrmacht soldiers, or, at best, propaganda units.

[Aken]

Yes, the example of the Czechoslovak Corps is before everyone’s eyes.
The Germans were not shy. And how did the Vlasovites repay them in the end?
But this is a different story.

[bayard]

Quote from Silver99

Even during the Second World War, with all the tension at the front, no one thought of forming armed combat battalions from captured Wehrmacht soldiers, or, at best, propaganda units.

But from captured Polish soldiers they formed an entire army - the Polish Army. Which fought quite well and even took Berlin with us. My friend and classmate is the grandson of an officer in the Polish Army. After the war, he married a Ukrainian woman and remained in the USSR. His son and grandson have already become Soviet officers.
And as for trust... Yes, before enlisting in a volunteer battalion, they are sifted through so many sieves and checked. In addition, these are overwhelmingly natives of Donbass (with its part occupied by the Nazis) and Zaporozhye region.
I’ll also tell you that during the 8 years of the war there were so many cases of individual soldiers and officers, as well as groups and even subunits, going over to our side. And they were not always accepted - during the truce period there was another case, they got in touch with our intelligence officers on the other side and asked for a meeting in neutral. At the meeting, they announced the desire of the entire unit (I don’t remember now whether it was a platoon or a company) led by the commander to go over to our side... They asked headquarters about such a desire, and from there, after thinking... they refused - they say, “we have a truce, from the top They don't give permission." So we apologized to the guys and agreed to keep in touch. Well, they leaked the positions of the National Battalions to ours. And when the truce was violated, those positions were worked out. But they couldn’t accept the guys themselves - there were agreements at the towers...
So don’t be surprised that there are those willing from the other side, there used to be many more of them, but they were betrayed by those they hoped for... They were betrayed for 8 years... And the Armed Forces of Ukraine in those days (2014 - 2017) d.) sometimes real battles took place with the national battalions. So, not only rifle fire was used, but also mortars. Our intelligence, which was hanging around their immediate rear, observed many such cases.
And then the National Battalions “strengthened” the Armed Forces of Ukraine and it became what it is now. And not only... and not so much their propaganda over the population worked, but the fact of betrayal from the Russian Federation, which they had hoped for from the very moment of the coup... And when they realized that the betrayal had happened and there would be no help... they began to adapt to that , what is .
Of course, it would be better to disperse them among units and formations of the active army, but here perhaps they want to play propaganda... Although the propaganda in this military district is so... crooked and not sharp that much benefit is not expected. From propaganda.
And the battalion will be useful.

[Crimean partisan 1974]

They take the oath once, all subsequent times are already prostitution.

...how Avon turned dashingly...in your opinion, it turns out that the Crimean 126th Guards Tank Brigade, consisting of almost Crimeans who went over to the Russian side in 14, and earned one of the first titles of the Guards in battles, are also prostitutes.....and I, in your opinion turns out to be a prostitute because he took the oath of the Russian Federation in 14th... you’re easier with a pick... you’ll overstrain yourself... it’s people like you who can be trusted with a shovel and a pick

[Murmur 55]

Silver99 , a slippery topic about ONE oath. There is more than one “spear” broken about this.

[Msi]

The oath is taken once

Personally, I took the oath twice...
In the army and "... Serving the law, I serve the people..."
Let's see what comes out of this unit...

[Stanislav_Shishkin]

Quote from Silver99

They take the oath once, all subsequent times are already prostitution.

Do you want to make prostitutes out of naval officers who did not follow the Ukrovermacht from Crimea but joined the Navy, Berkut members who refused to fight with the people but took their side, military personnel of the USSR Armed Forces who swore the oath to the Russian Federation for the second time, or you simply want to devalue " bell"?

[Butunak]

Someone noticed that some even barely speak Russian, with a strong accent. Traitors don’t have much trust, especially those who swore the oath for the second time

[Crimean partisan 1974]

Traitors don’t have much trust, especially those who swore the oath for the second time

....it’s you to the fighters of “Sparta” or “Somalia” and in general to the fighters of the DPR LPR Crimeans...preferably in the face...let's see what happens to you, tell me...but definitely nothing good

[Murmur 55]

Crimean partisan 1974 , and the film 72 meters immediately came to my mind - “Now we will all have a difficult birth.”

[Crimean partisan 1974]

and the film 72 meters immediately came to my mind - “Now we will all have a difficult birth.”

...if you’re talking about betraying the oath...then by the way...maybe I’ll remind you that at the moment of the film the USSR has already collapsed,...so who after the collapse of the USSR did these submariners take the oath.....here it is... it makes a difference in which direction they “betrayed” the oath to science or to the Russian Federation.....don’t start grumbling...I was just at that time undergoing an urgent transfer to the KChF..and I know that situation inside and out

[Murmur 55]

Butunak , in our country now there are already tens of thousands of people who don’t understand Russian, but they have passports and you can’t bring them to the front.

[AAK]

I agree with Swami, colleague... I also want to note the non-standard text of the oath, EMNIP in Russia is like a single form of the text of the military oath, and if they are not citizens, then it turns out strange, in theory, their own barrier detachment should provide them in battle

[carpenter]

Quote: Nexcom

The oath is all good. But there are doubts about these boys....

My father’s brother served in SMERSH in the Lviv region. From former Bandera members, detachments were created to combat bandit formations in Western Ukraine. So, none of these fighters who served in these units were traitors and fought competently.

[Lech from Android.]

Quote: Nexcom

But there are doubts about these boys.... They already switched sides once when they were pressed.....

On the other hand, they cannot surrender to the Banderaites... the Ukrainian Nazis may well flay them alive.

[Nexcom]

Yes, now there is no way for them to be captured by the Nazis. They will cut it into belts. And they won’t ask for your last name.
I hope their relatives have already screwed them over from Nenka, otherwise they might get it from the SBU.

[rocket757]

Let's just say... no national liberation and others, only one, the RUSSIAN ARMY!!!
Stop playing giveaway games with very experienced villains, according to their rules... playing only according to your own rules in the interests of our state... that's it.

[tralflot1832]

To be honest, it’s a risky undertaking, I hope our counterintelligence has worked with them. And there’s no reason for them to be captured. This is true.

[Voronezh]

Well, why broadcast this from every iron? They will be the target anyway, and even with the photo.

[Murmur 55]

Voronezh , therefore, from every iron, an informational occasion, they say, you see, come over to our side, there’s nothing wrong with that, there’s already a whole battalion and nothing, and the second factor for the Nazis is they are traitors and there will be no way back for them, although they can do it for everyone the battalion to go to that side with weapons.

[dweira63]

Go to the other side? For what? Fighting on the side of the Russian Federation, they each have a chance to stay alive; on the side of Ukraine there will be no such chance. Everything is logical.

[lukash66]

Somehow these warriors are a little annoying. Having betrayed once... And they have already betrayed twice, first Donbass, and then Nenko. They also took the Oath.

[igorbrsv]

The formation of the Russian state came from the unification of the appanage principalities in the face of a common threat. At different times, the principalities united around the princes of Kyiv, Vladimir, and Novgorod. Most of us are Slavs. Call us dews, russies, rusyns. That's what our western neighbors called us. Almost all eastern peoples joined the Russian state voluntarily many centuries ago. That's all you need to know

[Masada II Car Limo Service]

100% of them will not be sent to the front line, this video is just a PR company for those Ukrainians who were forcibly mobilized!

[Butunak]

I thought so too.
They'll look after them, I hope.

[My_log_in]

Those. It turns out that someone will fight for them again? And they, as they are accustomed to, will wait for an opportunity... And upon completion, they will also receive the status of a database participant with everything due...

[Huarabey]

Some strange PR for those forcibly mobilized. If you don’t want to fight on that side, fight on this side? Those who are forcibly mobilized do not want to fight at all. There's something different here.

[KVU-NSVD]

The frontline will put everything in its place. It's a good start, the name is symbolic. They have no way back. Those who survive can then be safely assigned to the security forces of the liberated territories. If everything goes as planned, the number of such units will increase. There are enough symbolic names in our common history for everyone.

[Rage66]

They have already taken one oath...
I do not believe them

[digger]

One person, when reading the text of the oath, almost said that I swear allegiance to the Council...... hmm... my own Fatherland.... yeah... the reflexes were left over from the Soviet Union... although it was small

[digger]

One person, when reading the text of the oath, almost said that I swear allegiance to the Council...... hmm... to my Fatherland.... yeah... the reflexes remained from the Soviet Union... although it was small

[ZovSailor]

I mean, it’s clear that this is political
decision, we all remember how in 2022 the Ukrainians fired on prisoners
"Azov" brothers taken in Mariupol, in Elenovka, dozens killed;
I think it’s still possible to educate young and not particularly Maidan-minded people
in the spirit of the general history of peoples under competent supervision
instructors of the Russian Armed Forces.
Time will tell.

[ric]

What kind of wars will be visible after the first battle, but now there is no need to think anything bad.
They may have come at the behest of their hearts to take revenge on the Westerners, but there must be an eye behind them, yes an eye, I think that the senior officers in this unit are still immigrants from Russia.

[evgen1221]

I hope that they will send me to the very thick of things, because they deserve it, it is advisable that they get weapons for themselves. I don't believe in their combat effectiveness.

[gx200gx]

The oath is given once, all subsequent ones are just an adaptation.