Ukraine: Armed Forces
(asked on 21st March 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the (a) size and (b) location of Azov territorial defence units in Ukraine.
This question was answered on 25th March 2022
As of 23 March 2022, the size of the Azov Battalion is estimated to be 1,000 personnel, based on open-source reporting.
The Azov Battalion is a component of the Ukrainian National Guard, and part of its Eastern Operational Territorial Command; its primary area of responsibility being Mariupol.