The Ukrainian defence ministry said Russian soldiers had started training to join the 'Freedom of Russia' legion.
The Ukrainian defense ministry said on its Telegram channel on Wednesday that commanders of the"Freedom of Russia" legion were visiting detained former Russian military personnel"in order to select those who wish to serve."
In a follow up post, it said that the"first volunteers," comprising ex-Russian troops,"have already begun individual additional training." "Today the legion's personnel, under the guidance of Ukrainian Armed Forces instructors, studied a NLAW grenade launcher," said the post, accompanied by images of troops gathered around military equipment.
"In addition, the commanders of the legion's subdivisions got acquainted with the operational situation on the fronts," said the post. It added that the legion's troops"expressed a common desire on behalf of all the volunteers to conduct the first battle against the guard dogs of the Putin regime—the Kadyrovites.", who have joined Russia's forces in Ukraine.The post was in Russian on a channel typically updated in Ukrainian. The message was also shared on the Telegram channel dedicated to the Freedom of Russia legion.
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