2023-07-19 19:01:00
The National Guard was set up by Putin in 2016 to combat unrest and protests in the country.
The Russian Defense Ministry had previously announced that it would take over the equipment of the Wagner mercenary group following their brief uprising last month.
Since 2016, the force’s area of responsibility has increased. She is also involved in the Russian offensive in Ukraine. After the Wagner mercenary uprising, the head of the National Guard, Viktor Solotov, had said that his troops might now receive heavy weapons such as tanks.
Since the failed uprising led by Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin once morest the Russian military leadership, the Kremlin has been working to strengthen its security apparatus. The law still has to be approved by the House of Lords and Putin, but this is considered a formality.
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