INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Times in a message exchange on social media site VKontakte, highlighting the story of a local cavalry unit that was formed during World War
Tatarstan, the Far Eastern Primorsky region and the cities of Moscow and St
Kamaletdinov.Oleg Yarovikov / bashinform.ruNot only will these battalions be expensive to maintain, but they will be at risk of suffering
morale will be high in the Bashkir battalions because soldiers will be fighting alongside their compatriots
Sergei Bobylev / TASSDespite significant losses in Ukraine, the Kremlin remains unwilling to declare a broader mobilization and, instead, is
apparently seeking to rush men to the front by reducing training requirements, offering big sign-up bonuses and greenlighting initiatives
joining regional battalions appears to be money, with soldiers being offered salaries that are many times larger than the local
Bashkortostan officials have pledged to pay an additional sign-on bonus of 200,000 rubles and a daily top up of 2,000 rubles.That means
analysts question how effective these soldiers will be in combat against a Ukrainian army that has proved to be skilled in defense and able
sent away for training in a convoy of white coaches
battalions, men were subsequently shown practicing shooting, basic first aid and doing pull-ups
