Go to mediabankMilitary training of mobilized in the regions of Russia. Archival photoDONETSK, Oct 13Veterans of the militia of the Donetsk People's Republic, who have defended the DPR since 2014, share their combat experience with the republic's mobilized fighters, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. , as close as possible to hostilities. People who have never held a weapon in their hands are mastering it,» a recruit of the 9th regiment of the People's Militia of the DPR told RIA Novosti. jpg» />The Ministry of Defense showed a video of training mobilized shooting at night. In turn, the deputy battalion commander of the 9th regiment of the People's Militia of the DPR with the call sign «Khokhol» said that the training of the mobilized is proceeding rapidly. «We have very little time. People spend a maximum of two weeks here at the training ground. They learn the basics shooting, the basics of tactical training, movement in combat. First of all, of course, tactical medicine. So that everyone can carry and bandage a wounded comrade, providing first aid. We have little time, but the guys are all volunteers. Well done. Completely different age categories. But everyone has a core, everyone knows where they are going. And everyone has motivation. Victory will be ours!» — said the deputy battalion commander of the 9th regiment of RIA Novosti. According to him, the veterans of the DPR militia, who had been defending the republic since 2014, were involved in the preparation of the mobilized regiment. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
