Due to a personnel shortage, the Russian motorized infantry units have reassigned military personnel from Aerospace Forces units to repel Ukraine's Kursk offensive.
Some of those units were stationed at nuclear strike warning facilities and heavy bomber regiments. 1/8 ⬇️
Due to a personnel shortage in the Russian Federation's ground forces, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' offensive in the Kursk region is being countered by a temporary motorized rifle regiment of the Aerospace Forces, specially assembled from servicemen across Russia. 2/8
The motorized rifle regiment, composed of Aerospace Forces servicemen, including officers, was formed in May-June 2024 and integrated into the so-called 'North' border protection group. 3/8
The regiment has no permanent deployment base, with Aerospace Forces infantry arriving in the border areas several weeks before the Ukrainian Armed Forces' breakthrough in mid-July. 4/8
The unit was composed of soldiers from security and logistics, engineers, mechanics, and a small number of flight crew officers. 5/8
They were reassigned to the infantry from the 'Ukrainka' airfield in the Altai Territory, 'Belaya' airfield in the Irkutsk Region, and 'Engels' airfield in the Saratov Region. 6/8
Additionally, servicemen from one of Russia's cosmodromes, as well as personnel from specialized Aerospace Forces warehouses and the Voronezh radar stations, were reassigned to the infantry. 7/8
These radar stations, deployed along Russia's borders, are crucial for providing early warnings of cruise and ballistic missile strikes, including those with nuclear warheads. 8/8
Source: Vazhnye Istorii storage.googleapis.com/istories/news/…
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