Pahonia Detachment

Pahonia Detachment
Загін «Погоня»
Атрад «Пагоня»
Pahonia Detachment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active2014–2016
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
TypeInfantry
SizeDetachment, 150-250 men
Garrison/HQVolyn oblast
Motto(s)Long live Belarus!
EngagementsWar in Donbas
Insignia
White-red-white flag

The Pahonia Detachment was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

The detachment received its name in honor of the Pahonia, the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which in 1991-1995 was the state emblem of Belarus. In 1995, following the results of a 1995 Belarusian referendum held on the initiative of Alexander Lukashenko, the coat of arms was changed and has since been actively used by the Belarusian opposition.