Noman Çelebicihan Battalion

Noman Çelebicihan Battalion (Ukrainian: Батальйон імені Номана Челебіджіхана, Crimean Tatar: Noman Çelebicihan Batalyonı, Turkish: Numan Çelebicihan Taburu) is a Crimean Tatar Battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan, the base of the battalion will be in Kherson region bordering Crimea.[1] Crimean Tatar battalion reportedly has received assistance from Turkey.[2] The battalion is set to help the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the region bordering Crimea.[3] The battalion emerged from participants in the 2015 activist-led blockade of Crimea that stoped Ukrainian cargo from reaching the Crimean peninsula.[4][5][6] The battalion is planned to include 560 people.[7]

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