State Duma Deputy Dmitry Gusev said that trained and armed people’s troops should be formed in Russia’s border regions to protect against saboteurs from Ukraine. He expressed this view in an interview with the agency. ura.ru.
“It is necessary to form such human squads, self-defense units,” Gusev said, noting that they need to be trained, organized and motivated, for example, by taking a break, in order to participate in such formations. or additional payments.
According to him, all this is the task of the Russian authorities and the Armed Forces of the country, and police squads can also be organized.
According to the deputy, if the authorities do not prepare such squads, as in Donbass in 2014, citizens will do it themselves.
“We have no other choice. If the state does not do this, people will do it themselves. Because they will understand that there is no other way to protect their homes,” he said.
Former State Duma Deputy Dmitry Gusev presented Give state awards to cultural figures for performances in the NVO region.