, image = 425th Assault Battalion "Skala".png , image_size = , caption = Logo used by the Skala Battalion , dates = 2022–present , country = Ukraine , branch = Ukrainian Army , type = Intelligence , role = , size = Over 100 by December 2022 , command_structure = , nickname = , colours = , battles = * Russo-Ukrainian War **

2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive The 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive was a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory of the Kharkiv Oblast which was launched on 6 September 2022. Following the launch of the Kherson counteroffen ...

** Battle of Bakhmut **

2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive In early June 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces occupying its territory with a long-term goal of breaching the frontlines. Efforts were made in many directions, primarily ...

, anniversaries = , notable_commanders = , website = , current_commander = Maj. Yuriy Harkaviy ″Skala″ , commander2 = , commander2_label = The Skala Battalion ( uk, Батальйон розвідки Скала) is a Ukrainian military intelligence volunteer unit formed by Yuriy Harkaviy, whose nickname Skala ("cliff") gave the unit its name. It has taken part in operations in the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

such as assaults on enemy positions and using aerial drones to hunt Russian soldiers, having success in the

working with the 93rd Mechanized Brigade. Harkaviy, having initially joined a unit when the invasion started dominated by men with limited military experience, but who attempted to make up for it with bravery, formed the unit by recruiting men of similar spirit and supplying them with steady supplies, starting off by ambushing Russian tank columns. Members of the Skala Battalion wear badges emblazoned with two antitank weapons and a drone. Using their drones the unit looks for targets to report to friendly headquarters, who then relay the information to artillery gunners who themselves can use the drones to correct their fire on enemy positions.

History

The Skala Battalion took part in the defense of

Bakhmut Bakhmut ( uk, Ба́хмут, ) is a city in the Donbas and the administrative centre of Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the Bakhmutka River, about 89 km north of Donetsk city, the administrative center of the o ...

, being in the immediate vicinity when a Russian

Sukhoi Su-24 The Sukhoi Su-24 ( NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin-engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its crew of two. It wa ...

was shot down. During the

, the battalion was deployed on the southern front in the Zaporizhzhia direction, participating in the Ukrainian advance into

Robotyne Robotyne ( uk, Роботине, ) is a village in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Tokmak urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village is approximately southeast of Orikhiv, and nort ...

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{{Ukrainian Ground Forces Battalions of Ukraine Volunteer military formations of Ukraine Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Military units and formations established in 2022

History

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