Kraken Regiment

Kraken Regiment
Kraken Regiment
Спецпідрозділ «Kraken»; Spetspidrozdil «Kraken»
	Kraken insignia
Active	February 2022 – present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Main Directorate of Intelligence
Type	Spetsnaz
Role	Reconnaissance; Sabotage
Size	600 - 1,500 (Estimated February 2022); 1,800 (Estimated August 2022)
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Kharkiv; Battle of Donbas; Battle of Bakhmut; Battle of Soledar; Luhansk Oblast campaign; ; Kharkiv Counteroffensive Battle of Balakliia; Battle of Kupiansk; ; ; ;
Website	Official Telegram channel
Commanders
Current; commander	Konstantin V. Nemichev (February 2022 - present)
Insignia
Flag

The Kraken Regiment (Ukrainian: Спецпідрозділ «Kraken», romanized: Spetspidrozdil «Kraken») is a Ukrainian military volunteer unit, part of the spetsnaz units of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) formed in 2022 as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Named after the mythical sea creature, the regiment was formed by veterans of the Azov Regiment and has successfully liberated several occupied villages during the fighting, later also taking part in counter offensives and sabotage operations, becoming one of the more high-profile volunteer units in the war.

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