https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-assault-brigades-crimea-donbas-russia-1778800
Ukraine Preparing 'Assault Brigades' to Take Back Crimea
The announcement came from National Police Chief Ihor Klymenko, who was appointed the country's acting interior minister following the death of government officials in a January 18 helicopter crash on a foggy morning in a residential suburb of Kyiv. Klymenko said in a press release Thursday that Ukraine is forming "Offensive Guard" assault brigades that will be made up of police and border guards and have the goal of "liberating our territories."
"These are people who went through the crucible of 2014-2015, some of whom fought already in 2022," Klymenko said. "Some of them are wounded. The units will consist exclusively of volunteers who are driven by patriotism, and there are a lot of such people in our country."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that withdrawal of Russian troops from all territories, including Crimea, is essential to ending the war, which is approaching its one-year anniversary. He has vowed to take back the peninsula, saying during a televised address on August 29, 2022, that Ukraine's military has "kept the goal" of recapturing Crimea since it was annexed.
Klymenko said the decision to create the assault brigades was made "by our employees, who have enough rage to beat the enemy."
"Many of our servicemen who have defended and are defending our country came up with the initiative to recruit people to such units," he said.
"Therefore, it was decided that all those who are willing, who are patriots, and who lost their homes or relatives due to the war should be united in such brigades," he continued. "We have already started forming units that are aimed at liberating our territories and reaching internationally recognized borders."
Klymenko was referring to Crimea, which was seized by Russian President Vladimir Putin nine years ago following sham referendums that were decried by the international community as illegitimate. Crimea is internationally recognized as a Ukrainian territory occupied by the Russian Federation.
There are fears that retaking Crimea would be a red line for Russia and that Putin could use his country's nuclear capabilities to defend the territory.
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