The Ukrainian '''Territorial Defense''' (''Teroborona'') is the '''Volksturm''' of [[Ukraine]]. It is a paramilitary structure created in the wake of the [[Maidan coup]] under the Ministry of the Interior and National Guard, and overseen by the [[Ukrainian Gestapo]], the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU). At the beginning of 2022, its brigades included about two million fighters. Members of Territorial Defense originally were exempted from conscription. They were mainly used as armed groups serving the interests of local business. The [[Aidar Battalion]] was the first of such units. | The Ukrainian '''Territorial Defense''' (''Teroborona'') is the '''Volksturm''' of [[Ukraine]]. It is a paramilitary structure created in the wake of the [[Maidan coup]] under the Ministry of the Interior and National Guard, and overseen by the [[Ukrainian Gestapo]], the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU). At the beginning of 2022, its brigades included about two million fighters. Members of Territorial Defense originally were exempted from conscription. They were mainly used as armed groups serving the interests of local business. The [[Aidar Battalion]] was the first of such units. |