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((Short description|Unit of the National Guard of Ukraine))((Copy edit|date=June 2023))((Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = 2nd Battalion of Special Assignment "Donbas"
| native_name                   = ((lang|uk|2-й батальйон спеціального призначення НГУ «Донбас»))
| image                         = Emblem of the Donbas Battalion.svg
| image_size                    = 200
| caption                       = Donbas Battalion emblem
| start_date                    = ((Start date|2014))
| country                       = ((flagcountry|Ukraine))
| allegiance                    = 
| branch                        = ((Flagicon image|Flag of the National Guard of Ukraine.svg)) [[National Guard of Ukraine]]
| type                          = 
| role                          = 
| size                          = 900<ref>((cite web|url=http://iwpr.net/report-news/volunteers-bolster-ukraines-fighting-force|title=Volunteers Bolster Ukraine's Fighting Force|work=Institute for War and Peace Reporting|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015065442/http://iwpr.net/report-news/volunteers-bolster-ukraines-fighting-force|url-status=dead))</ref>
| command_structure             = 
| garrison                      = [[Severodonetsk]] (Until the [[Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)]])
| nickname                      = "Men in Black", "Little Black Men"
| march                         = 
| mascot                        = 
| battles                       = ((Tree list))
*[[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbas]]
**Liberation of [[Velyka Novosilka]]
**[[Battle of Ilovaisk]]
**[[Battle of Debaltseve]]
**[[Shyrokyne standoff]]
*[[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
**[[Eastern Ukraine offensive]]
***[[Battle of Volnovakha]]
***[[Battle of Marinka (2022–2023)|Battle of Marinka]]
***[[Battle of Pisky (2022)|Battle of Pisky]]
***[[Battle of Siversk]]
((tree list/end))
| decorations                   = 
| battle_honours                = <!-- Commanders -->
| current_commander             = [[Podpolkovnik|Lieutenant colonel]] Oleksandr Polishchuk
| notable_commanders            = [[Semen Semenchenko]]<ref name=guard>((cite web|url=http://news.liga.net/news/politics/1929441-batalon_donbass_stanovitsya_chastyu_natsgvardii_semenchenko.htm|title=Батальон "Донбасс" станет частью Нацгвардии – Семенченко|work=ЛIГА.Новости|date=29 May 2014|access-date=29 December 2014))</ref>
<!-- Insignia -->| identification_symbol         = [[File:Flag of the Donbas Battalion.svg|200px]]
| identification_symbol_label   = Battalion flag
| identification_symbol_2       = 
| identification_symbol_2_label = 
))

The '''2nd Battalion of Special Assignment "Donbas"''' (((Lang-uk|2-й батальйон спеціального призначення НГУ «Донбас»|translit=2-i batalion spetsialnoho pryznachennia NHU "Donbas"))) is a unit of the [[National Guard of Ukraine]] subordinated to the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine]] and based in [[Severodonetsk]]. Originally created in 2014 as a [[Ukrainian volunteer battalions|volunteer unit]] called the '''Donbas Battalion''' (((Lang-uk|Батальйон Донбас|translit=Batalion Donbas))) by [[Semen Semenchenko]] following the Russian occupation of Crimea and possible invasion of continental Ukraine. The formation of the unit started in the spring of 2014 during the [[2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine]].<ref name=guard/><ref>((cite web |last=Rachkevych |first=Mark |date=23 May 2014 |title=Ukrainian Donbas Battalion ambushed in Donetsk Oblast village; at least five killed |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/ukrainian-donbas-battalion-ambushed-in-donetsk-oblast-village-at-least-one-killed-349026.html |access-date=29 December 2014 |work=Kyiv Post))</ref><ref>((cite web |last=Miller |first=Christopher J. |date=14 May 2014 |title=Volunteer Donbass Battalion takes up arms to defend Ukraine, defeat separatists |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/volunteer-donbass-battalion-takes-up-arms-to-defend-ukraine-defeat-separatists-347764.html |access-date=29 December 2014 |work=Kyiv Post))</ref> The unit was initially formed as an independent force, but has been since fully integrated into the [[National Guard]] as the 2nd Special Purpose Battalion "Donbas" within the 15th Regiment of the National Guard.<ref name="Gard SESE">((Cite news |last=Walker |first=Shaun |last2=Amos |first2=Howard |date=2014-05-15 |title=Ukraine civil war fears mount as volunteer units take up arms |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/15/ukraine-civil-war-fears-mount-volunteer-units-kiev-russia |access-date=2023-04-08 |issn=0261-3077))</ref>

The Donbas Battalion was initially formed by [[Russian-speaking Ukraine|Russian-speaking Ukrainians]] from the [[Donbas]] who opposed the separatist movement.<ref>((Cite web |date=2014-05-29 |title=Батальон "Донбасс" станет частью Нацгвардии - Семенченко |url=https://news.liga.net/politics/news/batalon_donbass_stanovitsya_chastyu_natsgvardii_semenchenko |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=LIGA |language=ru))</ref> They are one of the most notable [[Ukrainian volunteer battalions|volunteer battalions]], recognized as a highly effective combat unit during the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|war in Donbas]],<ref name=":0">((Cite web |last=Ayres |first=Sabra |date=29 June 2014 |title=The Donbass Battalion prepares to save Ukraine from separatists |url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/28/the-donbas-battalionpreparestosaveukrainefromseparatists.html |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Al Jazeera America))</ref> and also by the constant use of [[Balaclava (clothing)|balaclavas]], not only to hide their identities from pro-Russian sympathizers, but also to create a sense of mystery and fear around them.<ref name=":0" /> Their use of balaclavas and occasionally of black fatigues led to them begin nicknamed as the "Men in Black" or "Little Black Men", as a Ukrainian analogue of the Russian "[[Little green men (Russo-Ukrainian War)|Little Green Men]]".<ref name=":0" /><ref>((Cite web |last=Käihkö |first=Ilmari |date=2018-03-21 |title=The War Between People in Ukraine |url=https://warontherocks.com/2018/03/the-war-between-people-in-ukraine/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=War on the Rocks |language=en-US))</ref><ref>((Cite web |date=28 April 2014 |title='Men in black', the new defenders of Ukraine, announce mission to liberate Southeastern Ukraine from Russian terrorists |url=https://euromaidanpress.com/2014/04/28/black-men-the-new-defenders-of-ukraine-announce-mission-to-liberate-southeastern-ukraine-from-russian-terrorists/ |website=[[Euromaidan Press]]))</ref>

In October 2016, a veteran of the former volunteer battalion [[Anatoliy Vynohrodskyi]] announced their intent to revive a volunteer battalion outside of the National Guard.<ref>((cite web|url=https://m.ostro.org/general/politics/articles/513633/|title=Экс-комбат "Донбасса": "Мы не хотим иметь дело с этими козлами и вместе с Добровольческой армией Яроша начали организовывать добровольческий батальон"|author=Сергей Гармаш|date=23 November 2016|publisher=ОстроВ|language=ru))</ref> The creation of the new volunteer battalion was never realized. Instead, in January 2017, Vynohradskyi became one of the leaders of the trade blockade with the Russian occupied territories in the Ukrainian East.<ref>((Cite web |title=Соорганизатор блокады железной дороги в Луганской области заявил о ее расширении |url=https://gordonua.com/news/war/soorganizator-blokady-zheleznoy-dorogi-v-luganskoy-oblasti-zayavil-o-ee-rasshirenii-171339.html |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=gordonua.com))</ref>

==History==
((more|Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present)))
[[File:Semen Semenchenko, August 6, 2014.jpg|left|thumb|265x265px|[[Semen Semenchenko]], the founder and first commander of the Donbas Battalion, seen here with his trademark [[Balaclava (clothing)|balaclava]].]]

=== Background ===
At the beginning of March 2014, when separatist sentiments<ref>((cite web|url=http://old.npu.gov.ua/mvs/control/main/en/publish/article/1069033|title=Arsen Avakov offered a battalion commander Semen Semenchenk to create a special purpose battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine at the first battalion troop "Donbas" with precise coordination of forces of the ATO – MIA, Armed Forces, and Security Service. This was announced by the adviser to the Minister Anton Herashchenko|date=6 June 2014|publisher=Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|language=en))</ref> started to boil over in [[Donetsk]], the pro-[[Euromaidan|Maidan]] self-defense forces of the [[Donetsk Oblast]] was created by pro-Ukrainian citizens from [[Donetsk Oblast]] in order to protect pro-Maidan protests in response to the calls to create a separatist [[Donetsk People's Republic]] (DPR)<ref>((cite web|url=https://dt.ua/UKRAINE/u-donecku-pobili-uchasnikiv-mitingu-za-yednist-ukrayini-schonaymenshe-odna-lyudina-zaginula-139564_.html|title=У Донецьку побили учасників мітингу за єдність України, щонайменше одна людина загинула|date=13 June 2014|publisher=ZN,UA|language=uk))</ref> and to prevent violence by the Russian special services and separatists against Ukrainian citizens. [[Semen Semenchenko]] was motivated by the weak state of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the capitulation of many local officials to the separatists, to found a group of local volunteers to defend the territorial integrity of Ukraine. For example, in February 2014, the Head of the [[Militsiya (Ukraine)|Militsiya]] (national police) for Donetsk Oblast, Roman Romanov, handed over his powers to pro-Russian separatists,<ref>((cite web|url=https://myrotvorets.center/criminal/romanov-roman-nikolaevich/|title=Traitors to the motherland. Accomplice of terrorists.|date=14 February 2015|publisher=myrotvorets.center|language=en))</ref> while [[Pavel Gubarev]], the leader of the pro-Russian separatists in the Donbass seized the building of the [[Donetsk Oblast Council|Donetsk Oblast Administration]].<ref>((cite web |author=Shchedrin |first=Igor |last2=Shvets |first2=Anton |date=4 March 2014 |title=Что происходит в Донецке. Путинцы используют русских |url=https://petrimazepa.com/politics/gubarev-taruta.html |publisher=PETRIMAZEPA.COM |language=ru))</ref>

The Donbas self-defense forces asked the leadership of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and the [[military commissariat]] to create a territorial defense battalion and succeeded in this, but only after a similar proposal to the administration of Donetsk Oblast was rejected. On 15 April, a recruitment of volunteers and officers began into a new unit, which was named the Donbas Battalion. Volunteer groups, a charitable foundation of the battalion were created, and Ukrainians from all over the country sent aid and money for the unit's logistical needs. The battalion is based in [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]]. Citizens with licensed weapons are invited to join.<ref>((cite web |date=30 April 2014 |title=Міноборони: В областях створюються батальйони територіальної оборони |url=https://www.kmu.gov.ua/ua/news/247260349 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822223810/https://www.kmu.gov.ua/ua/news/247260349 |archive-date=22 August 2018 |publisher=Урядовий портал |language=uk))</ref>

=== Non-governmental armed formation (April 2014 – June 2014) ===

In March 2014, a self-defense unit of the [[Donetsk Oblast]] was created. After the first battles with DPR forces, the creation of the Donbas Volunteer Battalion was announced. The commander of the squad was [[Semen Semenchenko]], who announced a recruitment of volunteers to the unit on his [[Facebook]] page.
In a few days, about 600 volunteers signed up to the Donbas battalion, and since the end of April the unit began its activities in the Donetsk Oblast. They provided assistance in moving activists who are in danger and collected information about the coordinators of pro-Russian rallies and checkpoints. The battalion leadership created groups for counteraction, intelligence, warning and escort.((citation needed|date=July 2020))

On May 1, the unit participated in its first operation to capture and destroy the civil checkpoints. The Donbas Battalion successfully destroyed a separatist checkpoint in [[Krasnoarmiysk]]. Three [[Kalashnikov rifle|Kalashnikovs]] were seized and 15 civilians captured.<ref>((cite web |author=Leshchenko |first=Alexander |date=1 May 2014 |title=Силовики уничтожили блокпост сепаратистов под Красноармейском (дополнено) |url=http://fakty.ua/180989-siloviki-unichtozhili-blokpost-separatistov-pod-krasnoarmejskom |publisher=ФАКТЫ |language=ru))</ref>

The battalion commander was offered to locate a base in Novopidgorodnye at the boundary of the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk Oblasts.<ref>((cite web |author=Ringis |first=Anastasia |date=24 October 2014 |title=Новые лица: ради чего комбаты идут в большую политику |url=https://life.pravda.com.ua/society/2014/10/24/182635/?fb_action_ids=792557590782907&fb_action_types=og.recommends |publisher=Українська правда |language=ru))</ref> After the checkpoint in Krasnoarmiysk had been destroyed, the personnel returned to the location. A few hours later, reported Russian mercenaries arrived in three buses to assault the Donbas base.((External media|float=right
|video1=((YouTube|r-A2NyQPDu4|1 мая донецкие провокаторы устроили конфликт на территории Днепропетровщины)) // 34 телеканал, 5 May 2014
)) The Donbas fighters were armed with several small-caliber rifles, an old rifle and several grenades. The attempt to assault the checkpoint did not succeed, as a Ukrainian military helicopter flew to help the surrounded volunteer battalion, prompting the attackers to retreat.<ref>((cite web |author=Krushilin |first=Egor |date=24 May 2017 |title=Дмитрий Бабкин: "В первом бою у бойцов "Донбасса" было всего 12 автоматов, несколько ружей и гранат" |url=http://fakty.ua/236734-dmitrij-babkin-v-pervom-boyu-u-bojcov-donbassa-bylo-vsego-12-avtomatov-neskolko-ruzhej-i-granat |publisher=Факты и комментарии |language=ru))</ref>
[[File:Battalion "Donbas" in Donetsk region 04.jpg|left|thumb|312x312px|Donbas volunteers in Donetsk desimbarking a [[BTR-60]] [[armoured personnel carrier]].]]
((External media|float=right
|video1=((YouTube|KG5YX6-ec5U|Боевой Вертолет пугает людей)) // Украинский Медведь, 6 June 2014
)) On May 11, a subdivision of the Donbas Battalion, stationed in [[Mariupol]], was in charge of the protection of the city. The soldiers of the unit assisted the [[National Guard of Ukraine|Ukrainian National Guard]] in the recapture of Mariupol's police station.<ref name="Gard SESE" />
On May 15, 2014, the formed unit carried out an operation to clear the Donbass territories from enemy sabotage groups. The operation was held in [[Velyka Novosilka]],<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2014/05/15/7025491/|title=Батальон ''Донбасс'' взял под контроль район Донетчины – командир|date=15 May 2014|publisher=Українська правда|language=ru))</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KFGgKPrWfY&ab_channel=VICENews</ref> during which the [[Donetsk People's Republic|DPR]] flag was torn down from the building of the district administration and the [[flag of Ukraine]] was put on and the control over the district was returned to Ukrainian administration. Educational work was carried out with militiamen, who had previously handed over control of the region to DPR forces. The Donbas battalion took the district under military occupation, supervising elections in Velikonovosilkivsky district. With the region under government control, the branches of the largely defunct [[Party of Regions]] and the banned [[Communist Party of Ukraine|Communist Party]] were forced to dissolve.<ref>((cite web|url=http://gordonua.com/news/separatism/batalon-donbass-zahvatil-ofis-partii-regionov-v-velikoy-novoselkovke-doneckoy-oblasti-23007.html|title=Батальон "Донбасс" захватил офис Партии регионов в Великой Новоселовке Донецкой области|date=17 May 2014|publisher=GORDONUA.COM|language=ru))</ref>

On May 21, 2014, Semen Semenchenko, the battalion commander, called the part of the employees of the [[Vehicle inspection|State Automobile Inspection of Ukraine]] in the Donetsk region who defected to the DPR side as "traitors" as well as those who were carrying joint service with DPR soldiers at the checkpoints, accompanying vehicle columns and guarding the administrative buildings. He demanded that they hand over their arms and leave the Donetsk Oblast territory within 24 hours, until noon on May 22, threatening to eliminate them if they continued cooperate with the DPR.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2014/05/21/7026000/|title=Батальон Донбасс выдвинул ультиматум "ГАИшникам-предателям"|date=21 May 2014|publisher=Українська правда|language=ru))</ref>
As of May 21, the battalion took control over the administration buildings of four districts: Velikonovosilkivsky, [[Nikolske Raion|Volodarsky]], [[Dobropillia Raion|Dobropolsky]] and Aleksandrivsky. This was a part of the operation to ensure the security of polling stations, which allowed the [[Ukrainian presidential election, 2014|presidential elections]] in Ukraine to be held smoothly in 2014.<ref>((cite web|url=http://novostey.com/politic/news600689.html|title=Батальон Донбасс берет под охрану избирательные участки в 4-х районах Донетчины|date=21 May 2014|publisher=Новостей.COM|language=ru))</ref>

On May 22, 2014, Semenchenko announced Ukrainian control over the [[Volodarske Raion|Volodarske district]] was re-established.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2014/05/22/7026157/|title=Батальон "Донбасс" взял под контроль еще один район Донецкой области|date=22 May 2014|publisher=Українська правда|language=ru))</ref>

On May 23, the unit performed an operation to attack fortified areas, but fell into an ambush in [[Karlivka, Donetsk Oblast|Karlivka]]. Twenty five fighters fought with the enemy, a company of the Vostok battalion. Five Donbas fighters were killed and the Vostok battalion lost 11. According to Semenchenko, the losses of the Donbas battalion were 4 people killed, 1 died from wounds, about 20 wounded, and some number were captured.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2014/05/23/n_6176461.shtml|title=В столкновении у села Карловка под Донецком погибли пять человек|date=23 May 2014|publisher=Газета.Ру|language=ru))</ref>

=== Special purpose battalion in the National Guard of Ukraine (June 2014 – October 2016) ===

After the battle near [[Karlivka, Donetsk Oblast|Karlivka]], for the leadership of the Donbas battalion it became clear that Russian mercenaries in the Donbass had already got not only small arms but heavy weapons as well. Moreover, it became obvious that the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Armed Forces]] leadership did not provide sufficient assistance to Ukrainian volunteer detachments. The Armed Forces units, located 5&nbsp;km from Karlivka, did not come to help Ukrainian volunteers.<ref>((cite web |author=Shevchenko |first=Yevgeniy |date=23 May 2016 |title=Первый бой батальона "Донбасс" (дополнено). |url=https://censor.net.ua/blogs/1101995/pervyyi_boyi_batalona_quotdonbassquot_dopolneno |work=Цензор.НЕТ |language=ru))</ref> In this regard, Semen Semenchenko accepted the proposal of the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Minister of Internal Affairs]], [[Arsen Avakov]] to merge the battalion into the [[National Guard of Ukraine]]. This would have offered an opportunity to arm the battalion, should have given it a legal status and provided an opportunity to coordinate its actions with the units of the Armed Forces, the NGU and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.<ref>((cite web|url=https://glavred.info/politics/280939-batalon-donbass-voydet-v-sostav-nacgvardii-stanet-specnazom-novogo-tipa.html|title=Батальон "Донбасс" войдет в состав Нацгвардии: станет спецназом "нового типа"|date=29 May 2014|publisher=Главред|language=ru))</ref><ref>((cite web |author=Bakhareva |first=Taisiya |date=30 May 2017 |title=Богдан Пташник: "С нашей стороны в бой под Карловкой вступили 20 человек против 80 вооруженных до зубов боевиков" |url=http://fakty.ua/237216-bogdan-ptashnik-s-nashej-storony-v-boj-pod-karlovkoj-vstupili-20-chelovek-protiv-80-vooruzhennyh-do-zubov-boevikov |publisher=Факты и комментарии |language=ru))</ref>

[[File:Battalion Donbass Open training10.jpg|thumb|Donbas Battalion training group near [[Kyiv]] (2014)|289x289px]]On June 1, Semen Semenchenko spoke at the People's Veche (assembly) on [[Maidan Nezalezhnosti]] (Independence Square), where he first called on participants to join the unit to protect the territorial integrity of Ukraine. On the first day of the volunteers' recording, about 600 people arrived at Novy Petrovtsy training range, a base of Ukrainian Army Unit 3027. After this, several more volunteer enrollments were held on the Maidan.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2014/06/1/7027639/|title=На Майдане – Вече и набор добровольцев в батальон "Донбасс"|date=1 June 2014|publisher=Українська правда|language=ru))</ref> During one of these enrollments on June 8, 2014, 10 soldiers of the Presidential Regiment appeared to have entered the battalion ranks.<ref>((cite web|url=https://glavred.info/politics/281812-v-batalon-donbass-zapisalis-10-soldat-prezidentskogo-polka.html|title=В батальон "Донбасс" записались 10 солдат Президентского полка|date=8 June 2014|publisher=Главред|language=ru))</ref>

On June 3, while a decision was being made to send volunteer battalions to the ATO, the Donbas battalion was asked to keep guard near the [[Verkhovna Rada]] as the [[Internal Troops of Ukraine|Internal Troops]] were not able to offer adequate protection. The Donbas fighters faced the building of the Verkhovna Rada turning their backs to the people, demonstrating on which side they were – on the side of people.

On June 29, Semenchenko, the battalion commander spoke at the People's Veche (assembly) on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), calling for a complete change and reform of all public authorities and state institutions. A mobilization station was announced to be created on Maidan Nezalezhnosti and many volunteers were recorded to have joined. After the Veche (assembly) the Donbas battalion volunteers went to the Presidential Administration. The battalion volunteers headed by Semen Semenchenko demanded to stop a cease-fire order with Russian mercenaries. President Poroshenko assured the future military unit that they would soon have an opportunity to go to the ATO area and fight.
On July 19, a decision was made to form a special purpose volunteer battalion Crimea, and on July 21, the commander of the Donbas battalion announced the recruitment of volunteers to a new unit.<ref>((cite web|url=http://gordonua.com/news/separatism/komandir-donbassa-semenchenko-obyavil-nabor-dobrovolcev-v-batalon-krym-28248.html|title=Командир "Донбасса" Семенченко объявил набор добровольцев в батальон "Крым"|date=21 June 2014|publisher=ГОРДОН|language=ru))</ref> It was planned to liberate Donbas from Russian mercenaries first, then involve the [[Krym Battalion]] in the liberation of the [[Autonomous Republic of Crimea]] from the [[Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present)|Russian occupation]].
On June 4, 2014, in the city of [[Izium]], a meeting of the political, military and police leadership of Ukraine was held to coordinate the actions of the Donbas and Azov volunteer battalions with other military units, attended by [[Oleksandr Turchynov]], [[Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada|Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine]], [[Arsen Avakov|Arseniy Avakov]], [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine]], representatives of law enforcement agencies, as well as commanders of both battalions.<ref name="24 канал">((cite web |date=4 June 2014 |title=На Харківщині відбулася робоча нарада з питань координації сил АТО |url=https://24tv.ua/na_harkivshhini_vidbulasya_robocha_narada_z_pitan_koordinatsiyi_sil_ato_n450602 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612152840/https://24tv.ua/na_harkivshhini_vidbulasya_robocha_narada_z_pitan_koordinatsiyi_sil_ato_n450602 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |publisher=24 канал |language=uk))</ref> At the meeting, samples of modern armored vehicles manufactured by the [[Malyshev plant]] were shown, particularly armored combat vehicles [[Dozor-B|Dozor]] which the Donbas were planned to be supplied to the Battalion. Semenchenko stated that having such armored vehicles he was ready to liberate Donetsk. However, for all subsequent years of the war, the Donbas battalion did not receive any such vehicle.<ref name="24 канал"/>

After the military meeting in [[Sloviansk|Slavyansk]] it was decided to send a company of the Donbas battalion to the ATO area. However, the unit was provided neither with vehicles, nor with fuel for transportation, nor with adequate equipment. At request of Semen Semenchenko, the unit commander, volunteers, entrepreneurs and ordinary Ukrainians gathered everything necessary and a company of the Donbas battalion managed to go to the frontline.

On July 4, 2014, an assault company of the Donbas battalion took part in a liberation operation of [[Mykolaivka, Donetsk Oblast|Mykolayivka]], the Donetsk Oblast.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.segodnya.ua/regions/donetsk/v-nikolaevke-prodolzhaetsya-boy-533974.html|title=В Николаевке продолжается бой|date=4 July 2014|publisher=Сегодня Мультимедиа|language=ru))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.battalion-donbass.info/2014/07/04/%D1%89%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B8-3/|title=Щоденники війни – 3|date=4 July 2014|publisher=Батальон «Донбас»|language=uk))</ref> Immediately after this operation a retreat of Russian mercenaries from Slavyansk started. The first person who provided intelligence data that the city could be entered in was [[Yaroslav Markevych]], a volunteer of the Donbas battalion who led a group of unmanned aerial vehicles.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.segodnya.ua/regions/donetsk/batalon-donbass-pered-vhodom-v-slavyansk-534226.html|title=Батальон "Донбасс" перед входом в Славянск|date=5 July 2014|publisher=Сегодня Мультимедиа|language=ru))</ref>

The battalion fighters located in [[Bakhmut|Artemivsk]] took active effort in liberating the city from DPR forces – night-time attacks of militants were being met, checkpoints were being built in and outside the city, and operations were conducted to clear the territory. The battalion units provided patrols of the surrounding areas of Artemivsk and [[Horlivka]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.battalion-donbass.info/2014/07/09/%D1%89%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B8-6/|title=Щоденники війни – 6|date=9 July 2014|publisher=Батальон «Донбас»|language=uk))</ref>

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"... during the first (attack try – ed.) we discovered that not all adjacent battalions, which had to cover their own directions, were present at their places. Some units came, but not in the amount expected. The Azov battalion, for example, did not come in full ... "- said a soldier of the Donbas battalion.<ref>((cite web|url=https://lb.ua/society/2014/09/05/278436_dvoe_pole_voini.html|title=Двое в поле воины|author=Виктория Герасимчук|date=5 September 2014|publisher=LB.ua|language=ru))</ref>))
Only one IFV out of the promised armored vehicles was allocated for the Donbas battalion and the battalion had a [[KrAZ|KRAZ]] on the volunteers' balance sheet.<ref>((cite web |author=Krizhanovskiy |first=Eduard |last2=Mazur |first2=Yevgeniya |date=9 August 2016 |title=Шоком было, когда сепары говорили, что мы настоящие воины, – воспоминания бойца о Иловайске |url=https://24tv.ua/ru/shokom_bylo_kogda_separy_govorili_chto_my_nastojashhie_voiny__vospominanija_bojca__o_ilovajske_n713742 |publisher=24 Канал |language=ru))</ref> Among the other "special equipment" they had two CIT vehicles, which Donbas fighters retook from Russian mercenaries in the first minutes of the battle.<ref>((cite web|url=http://podrobnosti.ua/988402-batalon-donbass-otbil-u-terroristov-2-inkassatorskih-avto-video.html|title=Батальон "Донбасс" отбил у террористов 2 инкассаторских авто (видео)|date=10 August 2014|publisher=Подробности-ТВ|language=ru))</ref>
As a result of the operation, the volunteer battalions accused the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine of failing to provide the necessary support in [[Crew-served weapon|heavy weapons]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://informator.media/archives/20421|title=Первая попытка штурма Иловайска 10 августа не удалась (видео)|date=11 August 2014|publisher=informator.media|language=ru))</ref>
On 17 August 2014, together with other units, the Donbas Battalion again participated in the assault of Ilovaysk. The unit entered the city and took positions at the city school number 14 near the railway, fulfilling the task set. However, the adjacent units did not fully fulfill their obligations again.
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"Yes, at 5 am on August 17, General Yarovyi arrived at the assembly point as well as the Donbas battalion, which immediately began to fulfill the task. The [[Dnipro-1 Regiment|Dnipro-1]] battalion was a few hours late. The Azov and Shakhtarsk battalions did not arrive, the commanders of which stated they were not interested in new updates and they would be in place on Monday (18 August). The Donbas Battalion supported by the 6th IFV company under the command of  captain Koshuba went to perform tasks without planned support on the three sides".<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2014/10/20/7041381/|title=Проміжний звіт ТСК з розслідування трагічних подій під Іловайськом. Повний текст|date=20 October 2014|publisher=Українська правда|language=uk))</ref>))
[[File:2014-06-02. Тренировка батальона «Донбасс» 22.jpg|thumb|Two soldiers of the Donbas Battalion]]
On August 19, 2014, Semen Semenchenko, the commander of the Donbas battalion, was injured during the assault of Ilovaysk, having suffered shrapnel wounds.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2014/08/19/7035204/|title=В бою за Иловайск ранен комбат "Донбасса" Семенченко|date=19 August 2014|publisher=Українська правда|language=ru))</ref> Within 10 days, fierce battles had not stopped.<ref>((cite web|url=http://gordonua.com/news/separatism/batalon-donbass-voshel-v-ilovaysk-37020.html|title=Батальон "Донбасс" вошел в Иловайск|date=18 August 2014|publisher=ГОРДОН|language=ru))</ref>
On August 29, 2014, leaving Ilovaysk via the Green Corridor, a Ukrainian military group fell into ambush and happened to be under the shell fire of the Russian regular army. During their retreat from the Ilovaysk salient, 98 soldiers of the unit were captured. More than 100 unit fighters were injured.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.unian.net/politics/984542-kombat-donbassa-98-boytsov-batalona-popali-v-plen-esche-bolee-100-ranenyi.html|title=Комбат "Донбасса": 98 бойцов батальона попали в плен, еще более 100 – ранены|date=14 September 2014|publisher=УНИАН|language=ru))</ref> The official estimates were 366 dead, 249 wounded, and 158 missing during fighting for Ilovaysk and leaving the Green Corridor.<ref>((cite web |author=Kondrashova |first=Ulyana |date=30 August 2016 |title=Два года иловайской трагедии: Украина вспоминает сожжённых и расстрелянных в Донбассе |url=https://www.currenttime.tv/a/27954528.html |publisher=Настоящее Время |language=ru))</ref>
During September, October and November, the battalion personnel were withdrawn from the ATO area and engaged in a combat coordination exercise. A part of the fighters were sent to [[Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast|Zolochiv]] city to undergo NCO training.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.battalion-donbass.info/en/2014/10/30/shkola-serzhantiv/|title=(Ukrainian) Школа сержантів|date=30 October 2014|publisher=Battalion "Donbas-Ukraina"|language=en))</ref> In September, a large number of volunteers came to the battalion and it deployed to training camp of the 93rd Separate Mechanized brigade in [[Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast|Cherkaske]] village, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, which had about 300 recruits.<ref>((cite web |last=Nikitin |first=Andrey |date=10 October 2014 |title=Лагерь чеченцев и "Донбасса" под Днепропетровском: что делают в Украине противники Кадырова |url=https://www.segodnya.ua/regions/dnepr/lager-chechencev-pod-dnepropetrovskom-kak-i-za-chto-voyuyut-protivniki-ramzana-kadyrova-559188.html |publisher=Сегодня Мультимедиа |language=ru))</ref> At the end of October, the battalion personnel, together with the recruits were relocated to Kyiv oblast for training with instructors and a combat coordination exercise.
During that period, the battalion could not move to the combat area due to the fact that about 100 soldiers of the unit were captured by Russian mercenaries during the withdrawal from the Ilovaisk salient. In case the battalion moved to the front line, the prisoners could have been executed.<ref>((cite web |last=Gulevataya |first=Tatyana |date=19 September 2014 |title=Комбат "Донбасса" Семенченко требует ускорить обмен пленными |url=https://telegraf.com.ua/ukraina/obshhestvo/1487221-kombat-donbassa-semenchenko-trebuet-uskorit-obmen-plennyimi.html |publisher=Телеграф |language=ru))</ref>

On November 18, the first rotation of the Donbas battalion to the Peace Valley of [[Luhansk oblast]] took place. They had to watch at the local support point to assist the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]]. The battalion was engaged in a clearing operation of sabotage reconnaissance groups of [[Russian army]] mercenaries and support of 24th separate mechanized brigade on the Bakhmut route.((External media|float=right
|video1=((YouTube|juEbswULgx0|Мирна Долина. Ямы.)) // Kardi NalDi, 24 April 2015
))On December 15, the second rotation took place.
From December 15 to 25, in 2015, the Donbas Battalion organized a blockade of [[Rinat Akhmetov|Akhmetov]] humanitarian convoys to the [[Luhansk People's Republic|Lugansk People's Republic]]-occupied territories in order to accelerate a captive exchange process, blocking motorways in Luhansk oblast by mobile groups in a tank-dangerous direction.<ref>((cite web|url=http://news.liga.net/politics/news/semenchenko_gruzy_v_donbass_ne_popadut_poka_ne_osvobodyat_plennykh|title=Семенченко: Грузы в Донбасс не попадут, пока не освободят пленных|date=17 December 2014|publisher=ЛIГАБiзнесIнформ|language=ru))</ref> Volunteer divisions, including Dnipro-1, [[Right Sector]] and [[Aidar Battalion|Aidar]] were involved in fulfilling separate tasks. Supplies of [[tobacco]] and [[vodka]] by Russian mercenaries were also blocked. The operation was successful – as a result of the blockade after the negotiations on 26 December, 97 soldiers from the Donbas Battalion were released from captivity of pro-Russian mercenaries who had been captured during the operation in Ilovaysk.<ref>((cite web|url=https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/3461312-obnarodovan-spysok-osvobozhdennykh-ukraynskykh-voennykh|title=Обнародован список освобожденных украинских военных|date=26 December 2014|publisher=Корреспондент.net|language=ru))</ref>
On January 11, 2015, the Donbas Battalion marched to Kyiv demanding an immediate sending of the unit into a combat area to carry out missions there. A volunteer column came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and surrounded the building.
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"We also ask Arsen Avakov, a Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to support the Donbas battalion fighters, first of all, in terms of sending them to the ATO area, where we can effectively fight sabotage and reconnaissance groups," – said Semen Semenchenko, the Donbas battalion commander".<ref>((cite web|url=https://24tv.ua/batalyon_donbas_na_choli_z_semenchenkom_vimagayut_vidpravlennya_u_zonu_ato_n530120|title=Батальйон "Донбас" на чолі з Семенченком вимагають відправлення у зону АТО|date=11 January 2015|publisher=Телеканал новини «24»|language=uk))</ref>))

In January 2015, certain ex-fighters who were expelled from the battalion due to misconduct began to accuse Semenchenko of criminal behavior. However, the majority of the personnel didn't believe the accusation.
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"We also ask Arsen Avakov, a Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to support the Donbas battalion fighters, first of all, in terms of sending them to the ATO area, where we can effectively fight sabotage and reconnaissance groups," – said Semen Semenchenko, the Donbas battalion commander"... each of us does not want a collapse following the further liquidation of our battalion. Many people are ready to fight, our guys are still on the captives list. Therefore, there is no split in the battalion and will not be. For most of us it doesn’t matter if Semenchenko will still be a commander or not. No matter how we treat Semenchenko, our battalion will always be associated with him. No one will seriously express distrust to Semen and, moreover, arrange an uprising," – commented a Donbas battalion soldier on the attempt to split the unit personnel.<ref>((cite web|url=https://kp.ua/politics/485787-boets-donbassa-batalon-khotiat-lykvydyrovat|title=Боец "Донбасса": Батальон хотят ликвидировать|author=Александр ФЕДЧЕНКО, Валерия ЧЕПУРКО|date=12 January 2015|publisher=КП в Украине|language=ru))</ref>))
Nevertheless, on 13 January 2015 two companies of the battalion went to the ATO area. However, the promised armored vehicles that had been given to the battalion before start proved to be unsuitable for military tasks.((External media|float=right
|video1=((YouTube|eA8LHqkSkyE|Батальйон "Донбас" відбув у зону АТО)) // Semen Semenchenko, 13 January 2015
))At that time, the unit was performing tasks under the guidance of the Headquarters of 24th separate mechanized brigade. On 27 January, a battalion company came to the battlefield deployment from an early rotation.
On 31 January, Semen Semenchenko took part in the operation to relieve the Svityaz battalion and was [[Shell shock|shell-shocked]].<ref name="iPress">((cite web|url=http://ipress.ua/news/syly_ato_opynylysya_v_operatyvnomu_otochenni_u_debaltsevomu_semenchenko_110715.html|title=Сили АТО опинилися в оперативному оточенні у Дебальцевому, – Семенченко|date=17 February 2015|publisher=iPress|language=uk))</ref>
On 1 February, there was an attack in the area of Vuglegirsk. The soldiers were killed; the commander happened to be in an accident.
In January–February 2015, the Donbas battalion took part in battles near [[Debaltseve]] as in an attack of fortified areas of Russian mercenaries. Anti-diversion and assault groups were operating there. During fighting for Vuglegirsk on 1 February, the unit lost four fighters.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/02/01/pid_vuhlehirskom_zahynulo_chetvero_biyciv_batalyonu_quotdonbasquot|title=Під Вуглегірськом загинуло четверо бійців батальйону "Донбас"|date=1 February 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> On 9 February, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with an anti-diversion group of the Donbas Battalion, did not allow Russian mercenaries to take control of Debaltsevo-[[Artemivsk, Luhansk Oblast|Artemivsk]] route.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/02/09/ukrayinski_biyci_ne_daly_terorystam_pererizaty_shlyakh_debalceve_artemivsk____semenchenko|title=Бійці АТО не дали терористам перерізати трасу Дебальцеве-Артемівськ, – Семенченко|date=9 February 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> On 12 February, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took control of a part of Logvinovo and unblocked the Artemivsk-Debaltsevo highway. The remaining resistance cells were suppressed; the Donbas battalion units carried out a clearing operation of the village and an adjacent section of the highway.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/02/12/ukrayinski_viyskovi_zvilnyly_vid_terorystiv_lohvynove_trasa_artemivsk__debalceve_vilna|title=Сили АТО зачистили від терористів Логвінове та звільнили трасу Артемівськ- Дебальцеве|date=12 February 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> In the morning of 13 February, the clearing operation of the Donbas battalion near Logvinovo was stopped. When units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine together with armored vehicles were withdrawn, militants counterattacked using armored troops – 7 tanks; the intensity of fighting was increasing.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/02/12/zachystka_lohvinovoho_pryzupynena____semenchenko|title=Зачистка Логвінового призупинена, – Семенченко (КАРТА)|date=12 February 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> In the battles for Logvinovo, the Donbas battalion destroyed about a platoon of enemies, a tank and an IFV, though three soldiers perished and four were injured.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.unian.net/war/1043634-vo-vremya-boya-za-logvinovo-pogibli-boytsyi-donbassa-semenchenko.html|title=Во время боя за Логвиново погибли бойцы "Донбасса" – Семенченко|date=13 February 2015|publisher=УНИАН|language=ru))</ref> By midday of 13 February, the Donbas battalion and the Armed Forces had killed about 50 separatist fighters near Logvinovo. Seventeen Russian mercenaries had been captured, who were later transferred to the [[Security Service of Ukraine|SSU]] for exchange.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/02/13/u_boyakh_pid_lohvynovym_znyscheno_50_terorystiv__15_vzyato_v_polon____semenchenko|title=У боях під Логвиновим знищено 50 терористів, 15 взято в полон, – Семенченко|date=13 February 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> The Donbas battalion and the Armed Forces of Ukraine held "a road of life", parallel to the field track. It was fired upon but the battalion was able to successfully protect the convoys passing through . At some points, the situation was complicated, and fighters had to fight half-trapped by pro-Russian units.<ref name="iPress"/><ref name="Евгений Шевченко">((cite web |author=Shevchenko |first=Yevgeniy |date=17 January 2016 |title="Дебальцевский плацдарм" – мифы, ложь и обман. Часть 1. |url=https://censor.net.ua/blogs/1100847/debaltsevskiyi_platsdarm_mify_loj_i_obman_chast_1 |work=Цензор.НЕТ |language=ru))</ref><ref>((cite web |author=Shevchenko |first=Yevgeniy |date=23 January 2014 |title="Дебальцевский плацдарм" – мифы, ложь и обман. Часть 2. |url=https://censor.net/ru/blogs/1100888/quotdebaltsevskiyi_platsdarmquot_mify_loj_i_obman_chast_2 |work=Цензор.НЕТ |language=ru))</ref> The Donbas battalion fighters captured an enemy's multi-purpose [[Armored car (military)|light-armored towered vehicle]] and a [[152 mm mortar M1931 (NM)|122mm mortar]] as war trophies.<ref name="Евгений Шевченко"/>
[[File:Donbass Battalion flags consecration - 3.jpg|thumb|329x329px|Donbas Battalion flags are [[Blessing|blessed]] by [[Orthodox Priest]]s, 2014.]]
On 15 February, a Donbas battalion company took part in an operation to destroy fortified areas of Russian mercenaries and entered Shirokino, but it was ambushed by separatist militants because a conductor "missed a turn." In the course of the battle, three battalion soldiers died, three were injured, and one of them died later because of mortal wounds.<ref>((cite news |author=Sheremet |first=Maryana |date=15 February 2015 |title=С.Семенченко: під Саханкою загинуло двоє бійців, ще троє поранені |language=uk |newspaper=Інформаційне Агентство Українські Національні Новини (Унн). Всі Онлайн Новини Дня В Україні За Сьогодні - Найсвіжіші, Останні, Головні |publisher=Українські Національні Новини |url=http://www.unn.com.ua/uk/news/1438390-s-semenchenko-pid-sakhankoyu-zaginulo-dvoye-biytsiv-sche-troye-poraneni))</ref> During the battle of Shirokino, from15–16 February more than 100 troops from the separatist forces were killed and 10 armored vehicles were destroyed by the Donbas, Azov and AFU units.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/02/16/pid_chas_ataky_na_shyrokyne_bulo_znyscheno_ponad_100_boyovykiv_polk_quotazovquot_vtratyv_7_biyciv|title=Під час атаки на Широкине знищено понад 100 бойовиків. Полк "Азов" втратив сімох бійців|date=16 February 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref>

Late evening on 16 February, the Ukrainian military managed to squeeze armed men who were not identified as soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine out of one of the two heights near Shirokino. Earlier, 14 Donbas Battalion fighters were able to escape from an encirclement made by separatist forces in Shirokino. On 18 February, near Shirokino, having occupied a residential multi-storied building before, separatist supported by mercenaries began shelling Ukrainian positions with two [[Mortar (weapon)|mortars]]. Two hours later, a separatist armed group was kicked out by Ukrainian troops and began leaving in the direction of [[Novoazovsk]]. Another illegal armed group, as a result of actions of Ukrainian troops, went to the north-east – from the eastern outskirts of Shirokino under the cover of two tanks, one of the tanks malfunctioned and was evacuated by the retreating separatists.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/02/18/terorysty_ponovyly_obstrily_shyrokynoho_tryvaye_biy|title=Терористи поновили обстріли Широкиного. Триває бій|date=18 February 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> On that day, a representative of the Ukrainian intelligence reported that Shirokino was under the fire of mortar shells and tanks of separatist armed units; in the evening of 16 February, one soldier in a Donbas battalion platoon was killed and four were wounded. The next night, a battalion column fell into an ambush, and three soldiers were killed.<ref>((cite web |author=Svitlevska |first=Anastasia |date=18 February 2015 |title=Розвідниця батальону "Донбас": Бойовики ще не оточили Широкине |url=http://www.unn.com.ua/uk/news/1439538-rozvidnitsya-batalonu-donbas-boyoviki-sche-ne-otochili-shirokine |publisher=Українські Національні Новини |language=uk))</ref> On 7 March, the battalion fighters detected a sabotage-reconnaissance group of the Russian Special Forces. During the battle, three mercenaries were killed and other militants were captured. In order to take them back Russian mercenaries opened fire with tanks. While repulsing the attack a Donbas battalion soldier was killed.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/03/07/terorysty_tankamy_atakuvaly_shyrokyne_zahynuv_boyec_quotdonbasuquot|title=Терористи танками атакували Широкине. Загинув боєць "Донбасу"|date=7 March 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> On 9 March, a Donbas battalion company supported by a tank of the 37th Battalion and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was clearing up the sea coast and knocking off the invaders from the coastal positions and occupying a dominant position that blocked access to the battalion's rear. During the operation, 1 fighter was lightly wounded. 15 invaders were destroyed. The Azov's tank was put into a battle, an [[Infantry fighting vehicle]] belonging to [[Donetsk People's Republic|DPR]] was damaged by joint efforts. Another Donbas fighter was shell-shocked.

On 9 April, the barracks of separatist units were destroyed in Shirokino by joint actions of the Azov regiment and the Donbas battalion during the fire response to the Russian mercenary attack.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/04/09/syly_ato_znyschyly_kazarmu_boyovykiv_u_shyrokynomu|title=Сили АТО знищили казарму бойовиків у Широкиному|date=9 April 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref>
On 25 April, after bombardment of an [[ambulance]] near Shirokino a wounded soldier of the Donbas battalion died on the way to hospital.<ref>((cite web|url=https://tsn.ua/ato/poraneniy-u-shirokinomu-boyec-zaginuv-dorogoyu-do-likarni-423554.html|title=ПОРАНЕНИЙ У ШИРОКИНОМУ БОЄЦЬ ЗАГИНУВ ДОРОГОЮ ДО ЛІКАРНІ|date=25 April 2015|publisher=TCH|language=uk))</ref> On 2 May, another attack by pro-Russian separatists was defeated by the Donbas battalion fighters. Three military personnel were wounded.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/05/02/pid_chas_boyu_v_shyrokynomu_seryozno_poraneno_ukrayinskoho_biycya|title=Під час бою в Широкиному серйозно поранено українського бійця|date=2 May 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> During one battle, at 13:05, a shot from a sniper rifle wounded a Donbas battalion fighter on his head.<ref>((cite web |author=Shramko |first=Yuliya |date=2 May 2015 |title=В районі Широкиного важко поранили бійця АТО |url=http://www.unn.com.ua/uk/news/1462112-v-rayoni-shirokinogo-vazhko-poranili-biytsya-ato |publisher=Українські Національні Новини |language=uk))</ref> On 3 May, during the fighting in Shirokino, another soldier from the Donbas battalion was killed.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/05/03/pid_chas_boyiv_u_shyrokynomu_zahynuv_boyec_quotdonbasuquot____semenchenko|title=Внаслідок боїв у Широкиному загинув боєць "Донбасу"|date=3 May 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> On 24 May, in Shirokino, one soldier of the Donbas battalion was killed and one was wounded.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-other_news/1848021-u_shirokinomu_trivae__biy_zaginuv_voiin_ato_shche_odin___poraneniy_2056427.html|title=У Широкиному триває бій. Загинув воїн АТО, ще один – поранений|date=24 May 2015|publisher=УКРІНФОРМ|language=uk))</ref> Overnight into 26 May, an anti-tank platoon of the Donbas Battalion destroyed a [[Kamaz|KamAZ]] carrying separatist troops and ammunition. A Donbas Battalion soldier was wounded at night, in response, the enemy's fire points were suppressed.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/05/26/u_shyrokynomu_viyskovi_znyschyly_kamaz_razom_iz_pikhotoyu_boyovykiv|title=У Широкиному військові знищили КамАЗ разом із піхотою бойовиків, – Семенченко|date=26 May 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref> On 19 July, in Shirokino near [[Mariupol]] the Donbas battalion combatants took an [[BMP-2]] from the Russian mercenaries during the battle. It had a torn caterpillar and beaten optics. The IFV was towed to the positions of the Ukrainian Army.<ref>((cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/07/19/biyci_nacgvardiyi_zakhopyly_vorozhu_bmp_2_z_povnym_boyekomplektom|title=Бійці Нацгвардії захопили ворожу БМП-2 з повним боєкомплектом|date=19 July 2015|publisher=ESPRESO.TV|language=uk))</ref>
During May–July 2015, in Mariupol, there were rallies against so-called demilitarization of Mariupol, which would mean a total withdrawal of the military personnel from the first line of defense in Shirokine within [[Minsk Protocol|Minsk agreements]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/demilitarizovannaya-zona-oznachaet-vyhod-1438065187.html|title=Демилитаризованная зона не означает выход украинских военных из Мариуполя, – штаб АТО|date=28 July 2015|publisher=RBK-Ukraine|language=ru))</ref> [[Demilitarization]] did not take place, but at the end of July 2015, the Donbas battalion was withdrawn from watching Shirokino's front positions.<ref>((cite web |author=Tsapliyenko |first=Andrey |date=28 July 2015 |title=Журналист Цаплиенко: Из Широкино вывели добровольческие батальоны |url=https://gordonua.com/news/war/zhurnalist-caplienko-iz-shirokino-vyveli-dobrovolcheskie-batalony-91620.html |publisher=ГОРДОН |language=ru))</ref> The Donbas and Azov volunteer battalions, which kicked the invaders out of Shirokino and from February to June 2015 "held" positions, were replaced by [[Ukrainian Naval Infantry]].<ref>((cite web |date=30 July 2015 |title=Как морпехи защищают Широкино: появились фото |url=https://24tv.ua/ru/kak_morpehi_zashhishhajut_shirokino_pojavilis_foto_n597967 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143421/https://24tv.ua/ru/kak_morpehi_zashhishhajut_shirokino_pojavilis_foto_n597967 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |publisher=Телеканал новостей "24" |language=ru))</ref>
From October 2015 to March 2016, the Donbas battalion was on duty on the checkpoints of the third defense line near Mariupol and [[Berdiansk|Berdyansk]].
From March 2016 to April 2016, a significant part of the Donbas battalion was demobilized, serving as the mobilized for a calendar year, being reluctant to continue service on the third defense line. Part of the soldiers remained in the unit hoping that the unit would still fight on the first defense line.
After April 2016, the battalion was on duty on checkpoints in Mariupol zone and protected the [[Sea of Azov|Azov Sea]] coast.
In early August 2016 more than 160 battalion soldiers arrived at the military training ground in the village of Stare, Kyiv oblast (3070 military unit base), for the purpose of an operational coordination. Another company of the battalion remained in Mariupol and was preparing for retirement, as the battalion was taken out of the combat area.
In mid-September, from the training ground in the village of Stare, the personnel was transferred to Slovyansk, Donetsk oblast (3035 military unit base). Part of the soldiers was sent back to the military unit 3057 in Mariupol.
According to an order of the NGU commander on reducing the manpower in the military unit 3057 (end of August 2016) the special-purpose battalion Donbas was destroyed. Personnel were retired due to the organizational and staffing measures on 19 September 2016. On 26 September 2016, the battalion officers were retired.

=== From October 2016 to present time – a non-governmental voluntary organization aimed at protection of Ukraine ===
[[File:Battalion "Donbas" in Donetsk region 02.jpg|thumb|320x320px|Donbas fighters patrol in the [[Donetsk Oblast|Donetsk]] region.]]

==== Internal Corps of the Donbas Battalion ====

When the majority of personnel of the NGU Donbas battalion was demobilized into the reserve in 2016, together with an honorary commander of the Donbas battalion [[Semen Semenchenko]] and the second commander of the Donbas battalion Anatoliy Vinogrodskiy, an Internal Corps of the Donbas Battalion as a public organization was formed, and later as a non-governmental volunteer organization "Donbas volunteer battalion", where the battle flag was brought. The organization consists of demilitarized soldiers of the battalion who participate and conduct community-oriented activities aimed at protecting Ukrainian citizens from the unlawful acts of [[titushky]] (bullies), law enforcement agencies and fighting corruption.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ostro.org/general/politics/articles/513633/|title=Экс-комбат "Донбасса": "Мы не хотим иметь дело с этими козлами и вместе с Добровольческой армией Яроша начали организовывать добровольческий батальон"|date=23 November 2016|publisher=ОстроВ|language=ru))</ref> Starting from July 2016, the battalion Internal Corps took part in actions against illegal construction, against unauthorized felling of green spaces in [[Kyiv]] and its suburbs;<ref>((cite web|url=https://politeka.net/news/451495-v-kieve-protivostoyanie-atoshnikov-i-titushek-vse-podrobnosti-foto/|title=В Киеве противостояние АТОшников и титушек: все подробности (фото)|date=23 June 2017|publisher=Politeka|language=ru))</ref> was engaged in protecting businesses and agricultural businesses from raider take-overs, protecting the population from [[Titushky]],<ref>((cite web|url=https://gordonua.com/news/society/prokuratura-nachala-rassledovanie-stolknoveniya-pravoohraniteley-i-boycov-vnutrennego-korpusa-batalona-donbass-v-kirovogradskoy-oblasti-195155.html|title=Прокуратура начала расследование столкновения правоохранителей и бойцов "Внутреннего корпуса батальона "Донбасс" в Кировоградской области|date=28 June 2017|publisher=ГОРДОН|language=ru))</ref> exposing criminal activities of police and cooperation between police and [[Titushky]];<ref>((cite web|url=http://fakty.ua/227777-v-kieve-titushki-s-policejskimi-udostovereniyami-pytalis-snesti-rynok-vozle-kpi-video|title=В Киеве "титушки" с полицейскими удостоверениями пытались снести рынок возле КПИ (видео)|date=22 December 2016|publisher=Факты и комментарии|language=ru))</ref> provided legal and media support to political prisoners, was engaged in a civil control of court sessions in cases against corruptioners and traitors, anti-maidanivtsi and raiders; blocked railroad goods traffic to occupied territories during the Blockade of Trade with Occupants; it protected a protest camp at Hrushevskyi Street during the "Rally for [[Reform movement|Political Reform]]".<ref>((cite web |date=12 March 2017 |title=Блокадники объяснили, почему не установили редут в Купянске: из-за местного населения перенесли на неделю. ВИДЕО |url=https://censor.net.ua/video_news/431686/blokadniki_obyasnili_pochemu_ne_ustanovili_redut_v_kupyanske_izza_mestnogo_naseleniya_perenesli_na_nedelyu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313175841/http://censor.net.ua/ |archive-date=13 March 2017 |publisher=Цензор.НЕТ |language=ru))</ref>

On 2 July, during Kyiv Pechersk Court attempt to arrest a chief of staff of the Aydar battalion Valentin Likholit, several hundred veterans of the War for Independence and public figures protested in Khreshchatyk. They repelled Likholit without allowing him to be imprisoned illegally.<ref>((cite web|url=http://fakty.ua/219028-arest-kombata-ajdara-sprovociroval-besporyadki-v-centre-kieva-foto|title=Арест комбата "Айдара" спровоцировал беспорядки в Печерском суде и на Крещатике (фото, видео)|date=2 July 2016|publisher=Факты и комментарии|language=ru))</ref> On the same day, on [[Maidan Nezalezhnosti]] (Independence Square), Patriots’ Liberation Headquarters was proclaimed to be established.<ref>((cite web|url=https://tsn.ua/video/video-novini/naperedodni-na-maydani-nezalezhnosti-z-protestom-zibralisya-blizko-dvoh-soten-lyudey.html|title=НАПЕРЕДОДНІ НА МАЙДАНІ НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ З ПРОТЕСТОМ ЗІБРАЛИСЯ БЛИЗЬКО ДВОХ СОТЕНЬ ЛЮДЕЙ|date=4 July 2016|publisher=TCH|language=uk))</ref> The main task was to provide legal and moral support to illegally imprisoned and repressed volunteers and patriots. At the meeting, when Patriots' Liberation Headquarters was established, three activity directions were announced: discharge from custody unlawfully or illegally imprisoned combatants; dismiss [[Anatolii Matios|Anatoliy Matios]], a military [[prosecutor]]; arrest and imprison people who contributed to Putin's aggression against Ukraine: in particular, Medvedchuk, [[Rinat Akhmetov|Akhmetov]], Boyko, [[Vadym Novynskyi|Novinskyi]], Yefremov, etc. Veterans from the Internal Corps of the Donbas Battalion are actively visiting court sessions concerning volunteer soldiers throughout Ukraine.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2016/12/16/7130105/|title=Ветераны-добровольцы объявили ультиматум из-за пленных|date=16 December 2016|publisher=Українська правда|language=ru))</ref>

==Human rights violations==
The [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|OHCHR]] reported that in August–September 2014 eight or ten members of the Donbas and [[Azov Battalion|Azov]] battalions sexually assaulted a man with a mental disability.<ref name="ohchr2016ru">((cite web |url=https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/Ukraine_14th_HRMMU_Report_RUSSIAN.pdf |title=Доклад о ситуации с правами человека в Украине 16 февраля 2016 г. — 15 мая 2016 г. |publisher=United Nations |access-date=2018-09-24))</ref><ref name="ohchr20167en">((cite web |url=https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/Ukraine_14th_HRMMU_Report.pdf |title=Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 16 February 2016 to 15 May 2016 |publisher=United Nations |access-date=2018-09-24))</ref> After the different forms of violence (including cruel treatment and rape), the victim's health significantly deteriorated and he was taken to psychiatric clinic. The issue brought the attention of the Ukrainian Parliamentary Association "Forbidden to Forbid".<ref>((cite web |url=http://forbiddentoforbid.org.ua/ru/oon-ukazyvaet-na-seksualnye-prestup/ |title=ООН указывает на сексуальные преступления со стороны украинской стороны в АТО |publisher=Межфракционное депутатское объединение «В защиту нарушенных конституционных прав граждан и против политических репрессий «Запрещено запрещать» |access-date=2018-09-24 |archive-date=17 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417071220/http://forbiddentoforbid.org.ua/ru/oon-ukazyvaet-na-seksualnye-prestup/ |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://forbiddentoforbid.org.ua/en/the-un-took-notice-of-sex-offenses-committed-by-ukrainian-side-during-the-anti-terrorist-operation/ |title=The UN took notice of sex offenses committed by Ukrainian side during the Anti-Terrorist Operation |publisher=The Interfactional Parliamentary Association "For the Protection of Violated Rights of Citizens and Against Political Repression "Forbidden to Forbid" |access-date=2018-09-24 |archive-date=17 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417071117/http://forbiddentoforbid.org.ua/en/the-un-took-notice-of-sex-offenses-committed-by-ukrainian-side-during-the-anti-terrorist-operation/ |url-status=dead ))</ref>

In 2016, according to the OHCHR, five fighters of the battalion were taken to court and accused of different criminal activities committed against civilian population: [[banditry]], abduction, [[armed robbery]], extortion, [[hooliganism]] and illegal possession of weapons. However, after a political pressure put on the judges by the former commander of the Donbas battalion and three other parliamentarians, they were released.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/UAReport16th_RU.pdf |title=Доклад о ситуации с правами человека в Украине 16 августа – 15 ноября 2016 г. |publisher=United Nations |access-date=2018-09-24))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/UAReport16th_EN.pdf |title=Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 16 August to 15 November 2016 |publisher=United Nations |access-date=2018-09-24))</ref>

A [[United Nations|UN]] monitoring mission in Ukraine reported that during the [[Battle of Ilovaisk]] in 2014, the Donbas battalion took part in ill-treatment and torture of male population of the city, aged 30 to 66. From August 18 to 28, in 2014, the majority of victims were locked in school No. 14 by members of Donbas battalion. The conditions of the incarceration may amount to ill-treatment, some victims were subjected to beatings, regarding thirteen of them the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] has documented cases of torture. All detained ones who were interviewed by the UN officers told they were beaten with intention to extract confessions that they were affiliated with rebel forces. After the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Ilovaisk, a grave with three bodies was exhumed in the backyard of Ilovaisk school No. 14 where the Donbas battalion had been stationed. The UN monitoring mission identified the victims as local civilians. According to the forensic reports, two of them had signs of firearm wounds on their bodies, and third had likely died as a result of shelling.<ref>((cite web |url = https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/ReportOnIlovaisk_EN.pdf |title = Human rights violations and abuses and international humanitarian law violations committed in the context of the Ilovaisk events in August 2014 |website = www.ohchr.org |publisher = United Nations |access-date = 2018-08-27))</ref><ref>((cite web |url = https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/ReportOnIlovaisk_RU.pdf |title = Нарушения прав человека и международного гуманитарного права в контексте событий под Иловайском в августе 2014 года |website = www.ohchr.org |publisher = United Nations |access-date = 2018-08-27))</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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Module:Citation/CS1 (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/COinS (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Date validation (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Whitelist (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:CountryData (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:CountryData/summary (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Data (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Delink (view source) (protected)
Module:Disambiguation/templates (view source) (protected)
Module:Exponential search (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Flag (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Flagg (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Format link (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Hatnote (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Hatnote/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Hatnote list (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Infobox (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Infobox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:InfoboxImage (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Labelled list hatnote (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Lang (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Lang/ISO 639 synonyms (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Lang/data (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana languages (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana regions (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana scripts (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana suppressed scripts (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana variants (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Message box (view source) (protected)
Module:Message box/ambox.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Message box/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/data (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbox (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/configuration (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Ns has subpages (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/disambiguation (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/setindex (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/softredirect (view source) (protected)
Module:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Module:Side box (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Side box/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:String (view source) (protected)
Module:TableTools (view source) (protected)
Module:Unicode data (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Unicode data/scripts (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Unsubst (view source) (protected)
Module:WPMILHIST Infobox style (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:WikidataIB (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:WikidataIB/nolinks (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:WikidataIB/titleformats (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Wikitext Parsing (view source) (protected)
Module:Yesno (view source) (protected)

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