Ukraine is preparing eight new assault brigades with a total strength of 40 thousand people who will take part in the counteroffensive against the Russian occupiers “in the coming weeks or months.”
This is reported by Reuters.
We are talking about the Azov, Burevoy, Spartan, Rubezh, Krasnaya Kalina, Kara-Dag, Lut and Steel Border brigades formed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as part of the recruitment for the Offensive Guard. » .
I want the war to end as quickly as possible, and I hope that the shock brigade will do it much faster,” one of the Steel Frontier volunteers, who is being trained at a training ground in a secret place in Ukraine, told the agency in an interview.
On March 24, the brigade’s fighters fired at targets at this training ground, learned to operate drones and trained to evacuate and rescue wounded soldiers.
A shooting instructor with the call sign “Hasid” told reporters that the recruits quickly learn the training material and are highly motivated.
The commander of the Steel Border is Valeriy Paditel, who led the border troops of Ukraine during the defense of the now occupied Mariupol, where he was captured, from which he was released on September 21, 2022 as a result of an exchange.
He gave reporters no clues as to when and where Ukraine would launch a counteroffensive.
We will continue to train, we will train all the time while the brigade is being formed and while we are waiting for a combat order, Paditel emphasized.
Source: Reuters
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