President Vladimir Putin during the economic forum in Kamchatka said that the inhabitants of Donbass, from which two military corps are formed, «fight better than professional soldiers.» The President's speech was broadcast by Rossiya 24.
“I am simply amazed by the courage of these people, including those who are fighting for their homeland at the forefront,” Putin says of the inhabitants of Donbass. — These are non-professional military — two corps are formed from local residents. They fight better than professional soldiers. They are fighting very courageously, bravely and effectively.”
Earlier, residents of Russia without a military education began to be called to participate in the war with Ukraine. «Nominal» battalions appeared in at least 25 regions. Mediazona went into detail about how they are advertised by local authorities and the difficulty of recruiting people despite promised payouts. It also became known about cases of recruitment of prisoners in the Wagner PMC.
Regional PR troops. What do we know about the «nominal» battalions recruited in Russia