Aidar Battalion
| 24th Separate Assault Battalion (March 2015 – present) 24th Territorial Defence Battalion "Aidar" (2014 – March 2015) | |
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| 24-й окремий штурмовий батальйон «Айдар» | |
Battalion SSI | |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ministry of Defense |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Role | Assault unit |
| Size | <300 (in July 2014) |
| Part of | 5th Assault Brigade |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Kovalenko |
| Notable commanders | Serhiy Melnychuk |
| Insignia | |
| Subdued SSI | |
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24th Separate Assault Battalion "Aidar", also known as the Aidar Battalion, is an assault battalion of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
The unit was created in May 2014 by the name 24th Territorial Defense Battalion "Aydar" (24-й батальйон територіальної оборони «Айдар») and took part in the war in Eastern Ukraine and had roughly 300-400 members in 2014. It was named after the Aidar River in the Luhansk region where it was initially deployed.
It was disbanded in 2015 and reconstituted as the 24th Separate Assault Battalion of the Ukrainian Army, before being absorbed into the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade in 2016.
In 2016 the Battalion was transferred to the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade. At the end of 2022, the battalion was withdrawn from the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade and entered the 5th Separate Assault Brigade under the Command of the Land Forces.The military unit was established in 2022 as the 5th Separate Assault Regiment but in 2023, the regiment was reorganized into a brigade including the 24th separate assault battalion.