Zaporozhye governor will issue tanks to Ukrainian volunteers
Zaporozhye, September 08 (PolitNavigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – An additional volunteer battalion will be created in the Zaporozhye region, which will receive heavy weapons.
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According to the Chairman of the Zaporozhye Regional State Administration Valery Baranov, the corresponding order was signed by the Ministry of Defense.
Alexander Lobas, who heads the local self-defense, will be appointed battalion commander.
“This will be the first battalion to be armed with military equipment and tanks. Now we are preparing the battalion’s location,” said Valery Baranov. The soldiers of this battalion will serve at new engineering structures in the region.
As PolitNavigator reported, earlier the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that they were transferring heavy weapons to the Donbass battalion.
Zaporizhzhia Governor to Issue Tanks to Ukrainian Volunteers