The former head of the DPR estimated the number of Russian defenders of Donbas Russian news EN
The head of the Union of Volunteers of Donbass (UDV), State Duma deputy and former head of the unrecognized Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Alexander Borodai estimated the coverage. According to him, the Union includes 16 thousand people. About this he told in an interview with Ura.ru.
Borodai noticed that he and his entourage went to Donbass as soon as this initiative arose. He did not name any specific terms or dates. Upon his arrival, most of the volunteers permanently reside on the territory of the DPR, some of them arrived in the republic at the airport.
“The task of Russian patriots and associations is to protect the Russian people and the interests of the Russian people and states. Point,” the deputy said and added that the volunteers also have secondary goals, for example, confronting a strong force – Ukraine, NATO or others. Volunteer battalions of Ukraine, the ex-head of the DPR called freelance units of NATO.
At the same time, not all members of the union came forward at the same time to help the Republic of Donbass, Borodai specified. He explained that many of the volunteers had grown old, some were unable to take part in the mobilization due to early injuries. Therefore, the assessment of the presence of fighters ready to take part in the defense of Donbass, the deputy believes.
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