Plastun
Sign in to saveA plastun or plastoon (Ukrainian, ) was a Cossack foot scouting and sentry military unit. Originally, they were part of the Black Sea Cossack Host and then later in the 19th and 20th centuries Kuban Cossack Host.
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A plastun or plastoon (Ukrainian, ) was a Cossack foot scouting and sentry military unit. Originally, they were part of the Black Sea Cossack Host and then later in the 19th and 20th centuries Kuban Cossack Host.
==Early history==
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