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'''[[Belarusians]]''' in '''Ukraine''' are the second biggest minority after [[Russians in Ukraine|Russians]]. Unlike many other ethnic groups, Belarusians do not have any particular concentration in the country, but spread out more-less evenly across all regions. |
'''[[Belarusians]]''' in '''Ukraine''' are the second biggest minority after [[Russians in Ukraine|Russians]]. Unlike many other ethnic groups, Belarusians do not have any particular concentration in the country, but spread out more-less evenly across all regions. |
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== History == |
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During the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] Belarusian volunteers fought alongside Ukraine. The first foreign volunteer group in Ukraine was the Pahonia detachment, founded in 2014 during the [[War in Donbas]].<ref>{{Cite web|language=uk|url=http://espreso.tv/news/2014/07/08/uchast_v_ato_vizme_dobrovolchiy_zahin_bilorusiv_pahonya|title=Участь в АТО візьме добровольчий загін білорусів "Пагоня"|author=|website=|date=2014-07-08|publisher=[[Эспрессо TV|Еспресо TV]]|accessdate=2018-01-14}}</ref> The following year, the [[tactical group "Belarus"]] was formed uniting Belarusian volunteers fighting in different battalions<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-02-10 |title=Расея можа паўтарыць украінскі сцэнар у Беларусі |url=https://www.racyja.com/palityka/raseya-mozha-pautaryts-ukrainski-stsena/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=БЕЛАРУСКАЕ РАДЫЁ РАЦЫЯ |language=pl-PL |archive-date=2021-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830125317/https://www.racyja.com/palityka/raseya-mozha-pautaryts-ukrainski-stsena/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Monument to the Belarusians who died for Ukraine]] in [[Kyiv]] is dedicated to the Belarusian volunteers who died during the Russian-Ukrainian War.<ref>[https://belsat.eu/en/news/monument-to-belarusians-who-died-for-ukraine-opened-in-kyiv/ Monument to Belarusians who died for Ukraine was opened in Kyiv] // [[Belsat TV]]</ref> On March 9, 2022, the creation of the [[Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment|Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion]] was announced which was later transformed into a regiment.<ref>{{Cite web|language=be|url=https://euroradio.fm/ru/belorusy-sozdali-batalon-imeni-kalinovskogo-dlya-oborony-kieva|title=Белорусы создали батальон имени Калиновского для обороны Киева|author=ЕВРОРАДИО|website=euroradio.fm|date=2022-03-09}}</ref> |
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== Location and number == |
== Location and number == |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Belarus–Ukraine relations]] |
* [[Belarus–Ukraine relations]] |
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* [[Monument Belarusians who died for Ukraine]] |
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* [[Belarusian language in Ukraine]] |
* [[Belarusian language in Ukraine]] |
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Revision as of 20:12, 28 May 2022
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 275,763 (2001) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Donetsk Oblast | 44,525 (2001) |
| Crimea (w/ Sevastopol) | 35,157 (2001) |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 29,528 (2001) |
| Luhansk Oblast | 20,587 (2001) |
| Kyiv | 16,549 (2001) |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 14,752 (2001) |
| Odessa Oblast | 12,767 (2001) |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 12,655 (2001) |
| Rivne Oblast | 11,827 (2001) |
| other regions of Ukraine | 77,416 (2001) |
| Languages | |
| Russian (62.5%) Belarusian (19.8%) | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodoxy | |
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| Slavic people (West Slavs, East Slavs, South Slavs) | |
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Belarusians in Ukraine are the second biggest minority after Russians. Unlike many other ethnic groups, Belarusians do not have any particular concentration in the country, but spread out more-less evenly across all regions.
History
During the Russo-Ukrainian War Belarusian volunteers fought alongside Ukraine. The first foreign volunteer group in Ukraine was the Pahonia detachment, founded in 2014 during the War in Donbas.[1] The following year, the tactical group "Belarus" was formed uniting Belarusian volunteers fighting in different battalions[2] The Monument to the Belarusians who died for Ukraine in Kyiv is dedicated to the Belarusian volunteers who died during the Russian-Ukrainian War.[3] On March 9, 2022, the creation of the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion was announced which was later transformed into a regiment.[4]
Location and number
In Ukraine, the number of Belarusians is estimated at over 275,000 (the 2001 Ukrainian Census)[5] Most of the Belarusians diaspora in Ukraine appeared as a result of the migration of Belarusians to the Ukrainian SSR during the Soviet Union. Lviv has been an important center of Belarusian social and cultural life during the Russian Empire and interwar Poland. There are now Belarusian organizations in major cities like Lviv, Sevastopol in the Crimea, and others. A notable Ukrainian of Belarusian descent is Viktor Yanukovych, the fourth president of Ukraine.
See also
References
- ^ "Участь в АТО візьме добровольчий загін білорусів "Пагоня"" (in Ukrainian). Еспресо TV. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ^ "Расея можа паўтарыць украінскі сцэнар у Беларусі". БЕЛАРУСКАЕ РАДЫЁ РАЦЫЯ (in Polish). 2017-02-10. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ Monument to Belarusians who died for Ukraine was opened in Kyiv // Belsat TV
- ^ ЕВРОРАДИО (2022-03-09). "Белорусы создали батальон имени Калиновского для обороны Киева". euroradio.fm (in Belarusian).
- ^ "Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 - Результати - Основні підсумки - Національний склад населення". 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua.
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