The military formation of Ukraine from Belarusian volunteers was upgraded to a regiment. This is stated in a statement made by Belarusian volunteers. Belarusian commanders announced the creation of Belarus regiment It is named after K. Kalinovsky. The Belarusian regiment will include the Lytvyn Battalion and the Volat Battalion.

«Given the scale of the tasks facing Belarusian soldiers, we move on to the next stage of building a national military unit.“, – is said in the message.

The regiment occupies an intermediate position between the battalion and the brigade. Usually each regiment has a headquarters and 3-5 battalions. The number of battalions at the current stage ranges from 400 to 800 people. Previously, the unit was a battalion formed in March 2022 to protect Ukraine.

It consisted of members of the tactical group “Belarus”, members of the “White Legion” and “Young Front” and other Belarusians who were not previously part of such formations. Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine in the K. Kalinowski Regiment.

It is named after one of the leaders of the national liberation uprising of Belarusians, Poles, Lithuanians and Ukrainians, Kastus Kalinowski, who is the national hero of Belarus. The battalion includes a special group of volunteers of the Belarusian “Black Cat”.

It will be remembered that for the defense of Ukraine, Belarusian volunteers received Western weapons. Belarusian volunteers were specifically given FN SCAR-L assault rifles, PSRL-1 anti-tank grenade launchers, FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, RGW-90 MATADOR grenade launchers and other weapons. Source