Rukh Oporu
| Rukh Oporu | |
|---|---|
| Рух Опору | |
Corps Insignia | |
| Active | 2014–present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces (2014–2016) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (2016–) |
| Type | Partisan |
| Role | Unconventional warfare Asymmetric warfare |
| Size | Corps |
| Part of | Ukrainian Special Operations Forces |
| Nickname(s) | Resistance Movement |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Vitaly Verbytsky |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | |
The Rukh Oporu (Ukrainian: Рух Опору, MUN A0987), translated as lit. Resistance Movement, is a corps-level unit of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine tasked specifically with organizing, establishing, funding, training and coordinating as well as directly partaking in the Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine employing sabotage, psychological as well as direct and indirect forms of warfare to disrupt the activities of the occupying forces and to demoralize their troops. It was covertly established in 2014 but was formally established in 2021.