Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118 of Ukrainische Hilfspolizei was a Schutzmannschaft battalion formed in the spring of 1942 in Kiev with former Red Army prisoners of war, and 100 men, mostly Ukrainian nationalists from Western Ukraine, who were previously incorporated into the 3rd company, 115th Schutzmannschaft battalion. The commander of the battalion was Sturmbannführer Erich Körner,[citation needed] battalion leader was Hryhorii Vasiura (tried in 1986 by the Russians). The battalion was staffed mainly with Ukrainians, although Russians, Belarusians and Armenians had also served in it.