Belarusians in Ukraine
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 275,763 (2001) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Donetsk Oblast | 44,525 (2001) |
| Crimea (w/ Sevastopol) | 35,157 (2001) |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 29,528 (2001) |
| Luhansk Oblast | 20,587 (2001) |
| Kyiv | 16,549 (2001) |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 14,752 (2001) |
| Odesa Oblast | 12,767 (2001) |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 12,655 (2001) |
| Rivne Oblast | 11,827 (2001) |
| other regions of Ukraine | 77,416 (2001) |
| Languages | |
| Russian (62.5%) Belarusian (19.8%) Ukrainian (17.5%) | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodoxy | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Slavic people (West Slavs, East Slavs, South Slavs) | |
Belarusians in Ukraine (Belarusian: Беларусы Украіны, romanized: Biełarusy Ukrainy; Ukrainian: Білоруси в Україні, romanized: Bilorusy v Ukraini) are the third biggest minority after Russians. Unlike many other ethnic groups, Belarusians do not have any particular concentration in the country, but spread out relatively evenly across all regions.
History
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Belarusian volunteers during the Russian-Ukrainian War
[edit]During the Russo-Ukrainian War Belarusian volunteers fought alongside Ukraine. The first foreign volunteer group in Ukraine was the Pahonia detachment, founded in 2014 during the war in Donbas.[3] The following year, the tactical group "Belarus" was formed uniting Belarusian volunteers fighting in different battalions[4] The Monument to the Belarusians who died for Ukraine in Kyiv is dedicated to the Belarusian volunteers who died during the Russian-Ukrainian War.[5] On March 9, 2022, the creation of the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion was announced which was later transformed into a regiment.[6] On March 30, 2022, the beginning of the formation of another Belarusian unit, the Pahonia Regiment was announced which was part of the International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine.[7]
In June 2023, Valery Sakhashchyk, then defence minister of the Belarusian United Transitional Cabinet (a government-in-exile opposed to the de facto government of Alexander Lukashenko) informed about the creation of the 1st separate air assault company "Belarus", which is part of the 79th Air Assault Brigade.[8] The Belarusian assault company was located in the Donetsk direction.[9]
During the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion, volunteers of the TUR tank unit of the 225th Independent Assault Battalion also took part in the operation. The unit consists mainly of Belarusians.[10]
Location and number
[edit]In Ukraine, the number of Belarusians is estimated at over 275,000 (the 2001 Ukrainian Census).[11] Most of the Belarusians diaspora in Ukraine appeared as a result of the migration of Belarusians to the Ukrainian SSR during the Soviet Union. Lviv has been an important center of Belarusian social and cultural life during the Russian Empire and interwar Poland. There are now Belarusian organizations in major cities like Lviv, Sevastopol in the Crimea, and others. A notable Ukrainian of Belarusian descent is Viktor Yanukovych, the fourth president of Ukraine.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Білоруси створили в Україні "Білоруський Добровольчий Корпус"". Мілітарний (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ Журавель, Дмитро (2022-12-26). "В Україні з'явився "Білоруський Добровольчий Корпус" (ВІДЕО)". ШоТам (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "Участь в АТО візьме добровольчий загін білорусів "Пагоня"" (in Ukrainian). Еспресо TV. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ^ "Расея можа паўтарыць украінскі сцэнар у Беларусі". БЕЛАРУСКАЕ РАДЫЁ РАЦЫЯ (in Polish). 2017-02-10. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ Monument to Belarusians who died for Ukraine was opened in Kyiv // Belsat TV
- ^ ЕВРОРАДИО (2022-03-09). "Белорусы создали батальон имени Калиновского для обороны Киева". euroradio.fm (in Belarusian).
- ^ Белорусы начали создавать полк «Погоня» в составе Вооруженных сил Украины
- ^ «Сахашчык сам удзельнічае ў баявых апэрацыях». Баец з новай дэсантнай роты беларусаў расказаў, чым яны займаюцца на Данбасе
- ^ Что за новая рота, о которой говорил Валерий Сахащик? Спросили у него
- ^ В Курскую область РФ зашли белорусские добровольцы
- ^ "Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 - Результати - Основні підсумки - Національний склад населення". 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua.
External links
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