Bashkir Company

Bashkort Company
Рота «Башкорт» (Ukrainian) Ротаһы «Башҡорт» (Bashkir)
Active	2022 (2022)
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine   Bashkortostan Ministry of Defense
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Company
Colors	Teal Blue   Green   White
Engagements	Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Bashkort Company (Ukrainian : Башкорт Рота) is a military unit of the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, which was formed from Bashkir volunteers in 2022 during the Russian-Ukrainian War. ^[1]

History

One of the former leaders of the banned nationalist organization "Bashkort" in Russia, political emigrant Ruslan Gabbasov, announced that a military unit of the same name had been created within the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces. He stated that neither he nor the Bashkir National Political Center which he founded in exile, "have any connection to this military unit." He also emphasized that the unit has no ties to the former organization "Bashkort." ^[1]

Former presidential adviser, Oleksiy Arestovych, while speaking in an interview with commentator Mark Feygin about the appearance of the unit, emphasized that it operates "not as part of the legion, but separately as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (ZSU)." ^{[1] [2]}

Since April 2023, the unit has been fighting in eastern Ukraine.

References

1. "В составе ВСУ появилось башкирское воинское подразделение". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (in Russian). 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
2. K-News (2022-12-05). "В составе ВС Украины появилось башкирское подразделение "Башкорт". Что о нем известно?". K-News (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-02-03.