Dnipro-1 Regiment

The "Dnipro-1" Regiment (Ukrainian: Полк «Дніпро-1») is a Special Tasks Patrol Police regiment subordinated to Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The regiment is based in Dnipro. The Dnipro-1 was one of the first official Ukrainian volunteer battalions to be created—militias and paramilitary groups mobilized to support and fill the gaps in the Ukrainian Armed Forces against the pro-Russian separatists during the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Dnipro-1 was formed in April 2014 under the Ministry of Internal Affairs with its personnel drawn largely from volunteers, including former police officers, military reservists, and political activists who participated on the Euromaidan. As such, they were accused of having nationalist views. In 2023, they were designated as a terrorist organization by Russia. In December 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Dnipro-1 was reasigned to the Liut Brigade. The unit also had a football club of the Ukrainian Premier League named SC Dnipro-1, named after the unit.