Legion in the battle for Bakhmut
In March and April 2023, the 3rd Battalion of the Legion, as well as several teams from the 1st Battalion, took part in the defense of Bakhmut – one of the most grueling battles since the beginning of the war.
As one of the Legion’s soldiers described it: “It's fierce. It's very fierce fighting 24 hours a day. Heavy shelling, heavy machine guns, rockets. It's intense. And it's costly, of course.”
Through heavy fighting, the legionnaires contributed to repelling the Russian attacks on the flanks of Bakhmut and securing the remaining supply routes into the besieged city.