Ukrainian Volunteer Army

Ukrainian Volunteer Army
Ukrainian Volunteer Army
Українська добровольча армія
	Insignia
Active	December 2015 – present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Independent (2015–2022); Territorial Defense Forces (2022–present)
Type	Volunteer formation
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Shyrokyne standoff; Battle of Avdiivka; ; Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Kherson counteroffensive; ; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive; ; ;
Commanders
Current Commander	Dmytro Yarosh ("Yastrub")
Insignia
Battle flag

The Ukrainian Volunteer Army (Ukrainian: Українська добровольча армія, УДА, romanized: Ukrayinsʹka dobrovolʹcha armiya, UDA) is a volunteer military formation established in December 2015 by Dmytro Yarosh after his departure from Right Sector.^[1] On October 14, 2018, Yarosh announced that all combat units were leaving the front line and the main focus of the Volunteer Army would be the construction of territorial defense units.^[2]

As of 2022, the units are part of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, and they also maintain partisan units behind the enemy lines.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ""Червень" (Андрій Гергерт): "Ми вільні. Бачимо ворога – вбиваємо"". LB.ua. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
^ "Russia Ukraine War: UK provides military training to 10,000 Ukrainian volunteers". Firstpost. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

[:0-1] ""Червень" (Андрій Гергерт): "Ми вільні. Бачимо ворога – вбиваємо"". LB.ua. Retrieved 2023-01-12.

[:2-2] "Russia Ukraine War: UK provides military training to 10,000 Ukrainian volunteers". Firstpost. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

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