The Sibir battalion was formed in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It consists entirely of Russian citizens.
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Bloomberg writes that unlike volunteer groups such as the Freedom of Russia Legion, these soldiers are part of the regular Ukrainian army.
There are both Yakuts and Buryats in the battalion. They say they consider their compatriots fighting in the Russian army not as brothers, but as brainwashed mankurts.
The battalion includes representatives of Russia’s ethnic minorities who want to gain independence from Putin. At the same time, captive occupiers are not recruited here.
To get into the ranks of Siberia, you must undergo a thorough check, the publication notes.
So far, the unit includes 60 Russians and representatives of ethnic minorities who came from Russia to Ukraine through third countries. But Kyiv hopes to attract more.
We need to destroy the Kremlin regime. I want Yakutia to be a free democratic country, it is a very rich country, but the people are so poor. Only officials who serve Putin succeed,” said a 29-year-old Yakut with the call sign Vargan.
Upon joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russians underwent a “thorough check” to support Ukraine, which lasted more than a year. In Ukraine, it is planned to speed up this procedure in order to attract more Russians.
Source: Racurs
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