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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 include 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 claims 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/>
On 24 December 2014, Amnesty International reported that the unit was blocking humanitarian aid sent from Ukraine by another Ukrainian oligarch [[Rinat Akhmetov]] reaching the population in the separatist-controlled areas; over half the population in these areas depend on food aid. The reason the aid is being blocked by the Dnipro, [[Aidar battalion|Aidar]] and [[Donbas Battalion|Donbas]] battalions is that the battalions "believe food and clothing are ending up in the wrong hands and may be sold instead of being given as humanitarian aid."<ref name=Amesty24Dec14>[https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/eastern-ukraine-humanitarian-disaster-looms-food-aid-blocked-2014-12-23 Amnesty International], "Eastern Ukraine: Humanitarian disaster looms as food aid blocked", Amnesty International 24 December 2014.</ref> Denis Krivosheev, acting Director of Europe and Central Asia for Amnesty International, stated that "Using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a [[war crime]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/eastern-ukraine-humanitarian-disaster-looms-food-aid-blocked-2014-12-24 |title=Amnesty International {{!}} Eastern Ukraine: Humanitarian disaster looms as food aid blocked |website=www.amnesty.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227091442/http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/eastern-ukraine-humanitarian-disaster-looms-food-aid-blocked-2014-12-24 |archive-date=2014-12-27}}</ref>{{POV statement|date=January 2015}}▼
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>
== Human rights violations and war crimes ==
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* From the reports (2016) by Global Rights Compliance LLP: "For example, <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>
▲* On 24 December 2014, Amnesty International reported that the unit was blocking humanitarian aid sent from Ukraine by another Ukrainian oligarch [[Rinat Akhmetov]] reaching the population in the separatist-controlled areas; over half the population in these areas depend on food aid. The reason the aid
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