A Belarusian battalion joins the Armed Forces of Ukraine
ROMAN PETRENKO — SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022, 10:14
The soldiers of a Belarusian battalion named after Kastuś Kalinoŭski [Belarusian writer and revolutionary] have taken oaths to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Source: Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion, Telegram
Quote: "On this important day for Belarusian history, the oath was taken by volunteers of the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion. Our battalion has become part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The oath was written in Belarusian by our volunteers. We are confident that in future this text will be the basis of the oath for the real Belarusian army. "
Background: The battalion was created following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On 25 March, Belarusians celebrate Freedom Day, an unofficial national holiday, the anniversary of the first national state of Belarus, the People's Republic of Belarus (25 March 1918).
Vincent Kastuś Kalinoŭski was one of the regional leaders of the Polish January Uprising against the Russian Empire in the territories of present-day Lithuania and Belarus.
