Russian Defense: Ukraine forms 3 new national prisoner battalions

Head of the Russian National Center for Defense Management, Lieutenant-General Mikhail Mezintsev

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that Ukraine is "forming 3 new battalions of nationalist fanatics from prisoners convicted of very serious and serious crimes."

The head of the Russian National Center for Defense Affairs, Lieutenant-General Mikhail Mezintsev, said that "the formation of 3 new nationalist battalions is about to be completed in Kharkov, which are "Slabogangshina", "Kharkivshina 1" and "Kharkivshina 2", which consist of prisoners convicted of serious crimes. And very dangerous."

He added that "the main tasks of these battalions are besieging Kharkov from the south and preventing civilians from leaving the city, as well as eliminating units of the Ukrainian forces in the event of their retreat or attempts to surrender."

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