The occupying authorities of Crimea began to create paramilitary units, as they are not sure that the Russian army will be able to protect the peninsula.
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Over the past 20 years, Russia has faced an increase in the number of paramilitary groups from its regular armed forces. However, this “paramilitarization” has accelerated dramatically since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is especially important in the Crimean peninsula. This is stated in the new code of the British Ministry of Defense, which was published on Twitter.
The British note that the head of the occupation government of Crimea, Sergei Aksen, created several local units, which often claim to belong to the so-called Cossacks. Most of these fighters have received some semi-official status as reserve units from Russia.
Aksyonov is probably looking to boost his patriotic reputation by recruiting fighters, but he is probably also concerned about the ability of the regular army to defend the peninsula, British intelligence said.
It is also noted that the main part of the Russian garrison, the 22nd Army Corps, is currently mainly deployed outside the peninsula and suffers significant losses.
Recall that Russian military recruiters began to recruit migrant workers from Central Asia for the war in Ukraine. And in the Russian immigration services, Tajik- and Uzbek-speaking officers also regularly try to recruit migrants.
Source: Racurs
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