Gladkov reported on the armament of the defense fighters in the border regions

Territorial defense battalions in the Belgorod region, located in the border areas, will receive weapons, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

“The weapons issue has been partially resolved. Such a possibility, it turned out, exists. Part of self-defense, those battalions that are located along the border, will be armed within the framework of the current legislation,” Mr. Gladkov said during ether on his page in VKontakte. He clarified that it would not be necessary to amend the current legislation to issue weapons to the defense fighters.

According to him, over the past months, “a large number of therodefense trainings have taken place.” In addition, uniforms and equipment were purchased for the fighters. Vyacheslav Gladkov added that in the Belgorod region, the formation of a second territorial defense formation with a strength of 3,000 people is underway.

Earlier, Mr. Gladkov stated that, according to the law, the fighters of the territorial defense do not have the right to carry weapons. He did not rule outthat the regional leadership will need to initiate amendments to the current legislation. According to him, the defense fighters should be able to “repel the enemy professionally, not amateurishly.”

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Alexander Kislov