Defense ministry: All volunteer battalions formalized, joined either army or National Guard

REUTERS

All volunteer battalions and other formations in the ATO zone have been formalized through a merger with either the Armed Forces of Ukraine or the National Guard, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said, the ministry's press service reported.

At the moment, there are no volunteer or other armed Ukrainian units in the zone of military operations and along the line of contact, the press service said.