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The unit was first established as '''"Dnipro-1" Special Tasks Patrol Police Battalion''' in April 2014 on a voluntary basis as the response to [[2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine|2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine]].<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/07/05/the_secret_of_eastern_ukraines_one_rebelfree_region.html The secret of eastern Ukraine's one rebel-free region], ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 8, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukrainian-city-stays-quiet-amid-war/2014/06/24/fe7f2e35-a111-4a89-93fa-9b0abdb5aa7e_story.html Ukrainian city stays quiet amid war], ''The Washington Post'', June 25, 2014.</ref><ref>{{in lang|ru}} [http://vesti.ua/donbass/54309-batalon-dnepr-vzjal-kontrol-nad-zheleznoj-dorogoj Батальон "Днепр" взял контроль над железной дорогой ], Vesti.ua, May 30, 2014.</ref><ref>{{in lang|ru}} [http://itar-tass.com/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1121132 МВД Украины создает спецподразделения по охране общественного порядка], TASS, April 15, 2014.</ref> Its assignments included duties at multiple checkpoints in the south-eastern part of Ukraine.<ref name="enjoys strong support from the local population">[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/12/dnipropetrovsk-the-ukrainian-town-determined-to-stop-putin.html The Town Determined to Stop Putin], ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' (12 June 2014)</ref> The unit claimed to have hired [[Romania]]n and [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] military advisers to help with the training of troops.<ref name=WSJ2714/> Before June 2014 this training was often just one week.<ref name=WSJ2714/> It first operated outside [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]] in May 2014.<ref name=WSJ2714>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-secret-weapon-feisty-oligarch-ihor-kolomoisky-1403886665 Ukraine's Secret Weapon: Feisty Oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' (June 27, 2014)</ref>
The militia unit, nicknamed [[Ihor Kolomoyskyi|Kolomoyskyi's]] battalion,<ref name=WSJ2714/> was funded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and also through the charitable organization "Fund Dnipro-1".<ref>[http://links.org.au/node/3942 Ukraine's fractures: Interview with Volodymyr Ishchenko in 'New Left Review'], (Ukrainian socialist Volodymyr Ishchenko is the founding editor in Ukraine of the journal ″Spilne″), ''New Left Review'', No. 8, May–June
Commander of the unit [[Yuriy Bereza]] is since the [[2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election]] a member of the [[Ukrainian parliament]] for the [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]]; he was placed 10th on the party's election list.<ref>[https://archive.today/20141028093601/http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/peoples_front_names_top_ten_candidates_in_elections_326097 People's Front names top ten candidates in elections], [[Ukrinform]] (September 15, 2014)</ref><ref name="allcountedCECIU81114">[http://utr.tv/eng/news-from-www-ukrinform-ua/327072-poroshenko_bloc_to_have_greatest_number_of_seats_in_parliament_327072.html Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110000000/http://utr.tv/eng/news-from-www-ukrinform-ua/327072-poroshenko_bloc_to_have_greatest_number_of_seats_in_parliament_327072.html |date=November 10, 2014}}, [[Ukrainian Television and Radio]] (8 November 2014)<br />[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/233404.html People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112000000/http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/233404.html |date=November 12, 2014}}, [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (8 November 2014)<br />[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/233426.html Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (8 November 2014)</ref> Member of the unit [[Volodymyr Parasyuk]] was also elected into parliament during these elections by winning the electoral district of [[Yavoriv]] with 56.56% of the votes.<ref name=BtwVZP>{{in lang|uk}} [http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/okrug/lvovskaya-oblast/odnomandatny-122 Candidates and winner for the seat in constituency 122 in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105005658/http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/okrug/lvovskaya-oblast/odnomandatny-122 |date=2014-11-05}}, [[RBK Ukraine]]<br />{{in lang|uk}} [http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/person/parasyuk-vladimir-zinovevich Volodymyr Parasyuk very short bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141210164319/http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/person/parasyuk-vladimir-zinovevich |date=2014-12-10}}, [[RBK Ukraine]]<br />[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv-post-plus/video-of-first-brawl-in-verkhovna-rada-becomes-a-youtube-hit-374217.html Video of first brawl in Verkhovna Rada becomes a YouTube hit], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (5 December 2014)</ref>
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The unit was involved in the [[Second Battle of Lyman|liberation of Lyman]] during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].
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* Reports (2016) published by the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] documented a worrying case of punitive damage to property in Donetsk by members of the armed groups targeting the house of a member of the Government-affiliated 'Dnipro-1' battalion.{{Clarification needed|date=February 2023}} "On 20 January, a group of ‘Dnipro-1’ battalion members raided a house in Avdiivka, severely beating a man, subjecting him to asphyxiation with a plastic bag and mock execution."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 16 August to 15 November 2016 |url=https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/UAReport16th_EN.pdf |access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref>
* From the reports (2016) by Global Rights Compliance LLP: "For example, <[[United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine|UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine]]> has documented specific allegations of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment by the members of volunteer battalions such as "[[Aidar Battalion|Aydar]]", "Dnipro-1", "[[Kyiv-1]]" and "[[Kyiv-2]]"; "The Volodymyr Kulmatytsky case gives rise to similar questions concerning the absence of war crimes charges. The accused persons in this case were charged with illegal confinement (Article 146(2)) and illegally handling arms (Article 263(1)). It is alleged that Mr Kulmatytsky, former deputy mayor of [[Sloviansk]], was kidnapped by three soldiers and one commander (Mr. A) of the Battalion Dnipro-1 (Ukrainian police) and murdered later that day by Mr. A. Mr. A was informed that Mr. Kulmatytsky was involved in financing [[Donetsk People's Republic|DPR]] formations".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalrightscompliance.com/uploads/bc006cfbcfa0653f85c62829b9a81ea7.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.globalrightscompliance.com |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404215541/http://www.globalrightscompliance.com/uploads/bc006cfbcfa0653f85c62829b9a81ea7.pdf |archive-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Dnipro-1}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140628174106/http://gazeta.lviv.ua/sites/default/files/vogon_batalion.pdf Volunteer detachments fighting in Donbas] {{in lang|uk}} (archived)
{{Special police detachments in Ukraine}}
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