Following the beginning of the
war in Donbas,
Oleh Kutsyn organised a group of volunteers dedicated to providing aid to Ukrainian soldiers. In the summer of 2014, the volunteers joined the
National Guard of Ukraine. On 23 May 2015, they officially became part of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine. The same year, they participated in the
Second Battle of Donetsk Airport, the
Battle of Debaltseve, and the
Battle of Marinka. However, on 13 April 2016, the Carpathian Sich Battalion was disbanded. Kutsyn claimed he had been deceived by the leadership of the
93rd Mechanised Brigade, which it had subordinated itself to under the condition that it was permitted to remain in the Donbas. The
General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces disputed this, saying the volunteer battalion had been dissolved to bring the Armed Forces of Ukraine up to the standards of
NATO, and that Carpathian Sich Battalion members had been given the offer to join other units. According to the battalion's lawyer, Olena Rozvadovska, what the two Czechs had looted included women's and children's jewelry, and up to half a kilogram of silver and gold. Following the successful repulsion of the
Russian offensive on Kyiv by Ukrainian forces, the battalion again became an official part of the
Ukrainian Armed Forces on 19 May 2022. It was then sent to the
eastern theatre of the war, where it fought on the Izium front. There, Kutsyn was killed by Russian forces on 19 June 2022. The battalion is currently commanded by a 58-year old, formerly retired career soldier, who uses the
code name Swat. During the
Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive, the battalion was on the forefront of the fighting at Izium and Lyman, both strategically important cities, to provide flanking support. On 10 September 2022, the battalion advanced from its positions in the village of
Virnopillia towards Izium. In the village of , just south of Izium, units of the battalion captured members of Russia's
423rd Motor Rifle Regiment. On October 3, 2022, they seized an additional settlement to the east, secured a series of dams, and more settlements in northern Donetsk province. As of 4 January 2023, the battalion was deployed on the
Luhansk Oblast front, near the city of
Kreminna. In April 2024, Captain Yevhen Skoryna of Karpatska Sich received the "Gold Star" and "Combat Merit Cross" from President
Zelensky for participating in the defense of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions. == Structure ==