{"id":161287,"date":"2025-10-23T19:41:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/161287\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"russia-lists-kalinouski-regiment-as-extremist-and-terrorist-organization","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/161287\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia lists Kalino\u016dski regiment as \u201cextremist\u201d and \u201cterrorist\u201d organization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Moscow has listed the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment (KKR), a Belarusian unit fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russians in Ukraine, among organizations reportedly involved in extremism or terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Rosfinmonitoring, the federal financial monitoring service, the KKR is listed with all its subunits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2022, shortly after Moscow staged an offensive on Kyiv, Belarusian volunteers formed the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Battalion, which soon joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and grew into a regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime declared the unit a terrorist and extremist group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/polk_kalinouskaga_logo_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/polk_kalinouskaga_logo_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/polk_kalinouskaga_logo_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/polk_kalinouskaga_logo_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/polk_kalinouskaga_logo_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/polk_kalinouskaga_logo_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Minsk targets Kalino\u016dski regiment members in special probe<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 16, Pozirk. The Investigative Committee (IC) has opened a special procedure case against five Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment fighters-Belarusian volunteers fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. In particular, the IC Minsk Directorate has summoned Vadzim Kaban\u010duk, the regiment\u2019s former deputy commander who &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/160322\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 23, Pozirk. Moscow has listed the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment (KKR), a Belarusian unit fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russians in Ukraine, among organizations reportedly involved in extremism or terrorism. According to Rosfinmonitoring, the federal financial monitoring service, the KKR is listed with all its subunits. In March 2022, shortly after Moscow staged an offensive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":106555,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-161287","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Russia lists Kalino\u016dski regiment as \u201cextremist\u201d and \u201cterrorist\u201d organization | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 23, Pozirk. 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