49th Separate Assault Battalion "Carpathian Sich"

The 49th Separate Assault Battalion “Carpathian Sich” named after Oleg Kutsin is a Ukrainian volunteer unit within the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed in the first days of the full-scale invasion. The founder is the first commander of the battalion “Carpathian Sich” Oleg Kutsin, and the backbone of the unit became veterans of the Sich since 2014. The basic ideological principles of the battalion are responsibility and orientation towards Ukrainian victory. The most important thing for the unit is the motivation of personnel and readiness for constant improvement. After the de-occupation of Kyiv region, the battalion took part in the battles for Makiivka, as well as in the Kharkiv, Avdiivka and Kupiansk directions. The unit also participated in the liberation of Izium, Lyman, Terniv and in the assault operations in New York.