A Tuesday story detailed how Russian citizens have traveled to Ukraine to enlist in the battalion.
A Kyiv official on Wednesday confirmed the Ukrainian Armed Forces recently created a battalion made up of Russian citizens who traveled to Ukraine to fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces.The confirmation followed a Tuesday story published in Bloomberg about the so-called 'Siberian Battalion.
Along with citizens from Russia, the battalion also features ethnic minorities such as Yakuts and Buryats from Eastern Siberia, according to Bloomberg.Yusov said all the members of the Siberian Battalion have signed military contracts and have undergone training. The troops were also assigned army call signs to protect their identities.The military official added that Ukraine plans to keep recruiting Russians to form more battalions.
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