Skibitsky named the number of battalions that Russia plans to form by the end of the month/Collage of Channel 24
By the end of the month, Russia intends to form 16 new battalions, as well as another corps in the Nizhny Novgorod region. As of July 23, the aggressor country has already managed to collect 8 BTG, in the short term – the same number.
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Vadym Skibitsky, representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said this. He noted that the formation of these 16 hostile armored personnel carriers takes place directly through the Russian military registration and enlistment offices and under the control of the aggressor country.According to Skibitsky, Russia has taken a new approach in forming these so-called “volunteer, patriotic” battalions. About a month ago, approximately 50 subjects the aggressor countries received an order to form BTG with different numbers – from 500 to 600 people .
We clearly know that 8 battalions have already been formed today. It is planned to form another 8 battalions by the end of the month – this will be 16 battalions. According to our estimates – about 4 thousand people in each region, including in the Crimea, Moscow, St. Petersburg – all subjects of Russia, – said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
The entire process of formation goes through the military registration and enlistment offices and is under the control of the aggressor country. We are talking about recruitment, armament, combat coordination and, accordingly, the use of these armored personnel carriers at the front in Ukraine.
By the way, in addition to these 16 battalions, according to intelligence, Russia is now forms another corps in the Nizhny Novgorod region – this is from 10 to 15 thousand people . The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense does not exclude the possibility of transferring manpower from there to the war against Ukraine. defense potential, when well-coordinated battalions could act like those battalions of tactical groups that we (AFU – ed. 24 channel) were defeated . And these are big losses for Russia, these were the most selective, combat-ready, experienced units that entered our territory,” Skibitsky summed up.
