Karelian nationalists created a battalion as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Karelian nationalists created a battalion as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and promised to fight for the liberation of the region from Russian occupation. The activist of the Karelian national movement announced the creation of a Karelian national battalion as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The goal of the activists is to achieve the liberation of Karelia from Russian occupation and the independence of the region. The battalion was created on January 19, 2023. He bears the name Vasily Levonen – this is stated on his chevron. Vasily Levonen (Ukki Väinämöinen) is a Karelian and Finnish public figure who in 1921 led the Karelian uprising against Soviet Russia (1921–1922). Volunteers are now being recruited for the unit. There are several requirements for them: good health, absence of problems with alcohol and drugs, adherence to traditional Nordic values, desire to liberate Karelia from occupation, and desire to contribute to the victory over the terrorist regime of Vladimir Putin. “We stand for the unity and unity of all passionate national units in our desire and desire to forever throw off the colonial imperial shackles that have crushed the will of the nations enslaved by Moscow,” the statement said.