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81st Special Forces Brigade
81st Special Forces Brigade "Bears" (), also mentioned by the media as PMC "Bear", () is a Russian volunteer military formation created in 2023 to participate in the invasion of Ukraine and support pro-Russian regimes in African countries. It is part of the PMC " Redut". History The first announcements about the creation of a volunteer battalion called "Bears" appeared on March 17, 2023. As in other units of "Redut", recruits were offered a six-month contract with a monthly salary of 220 thousand rubles. The training base of the unit is located near the military town in the village of Perevalne in Crimea, at the former training ground of the coastal defense forces of the Ukrainian Navy. In early April, the battalion's training ground was visited by the head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, and the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. The number of fighters at this stage was 400. On May 30, the volunteer battalion, which never managed to take part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redut
Redut (), also known as Redoubt, Redut-Antiterror, Redut Security or Centre R, formerly known as "Shield", is a registered Russian Private Military Company (PMC) that is a part of the "Antiterror-family" — a group of PMCs that protect commercial operations of Russian companies. It is currently deployed by Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to an RFE/RL investigation, concurrent "Redut" is controlled by the GRU and acts as a proxy umbrella organization for mercenaries, managing finances, recruitment and logistical supply of various formations. It was established in 2008, as a merger of several minor veteran groupings of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Russian Air Force and units of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), who had obtained combat experience in military and peacekeeping missions. Members of the group have been convicted of committing war crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. History Emergence According to Norwegian researc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
