The new groups will 'strengthen the protection of public order and ensure public safety during the period of mobilization, during martial law, in wartime.'
Regional military companies created by the heads of Russian regions will be called upon to assist Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB and the Russian Ministry of Defense in protecting the state border of the Russian Federation, in the fight against sabotage and reconnaissance formations of foreign states, and in the fight against illegal armed groups, the legislation states.
"Employees of enterprises have the right to stop the operation of unmanned aerial, underwater and surface vessels and vehicles, unmanned vehicles and other automated unmanned systems in order to repel an attack," it says. After disbanding, the paramilitary companies will have to return weapons they had been given by the Russian defense ministry.
The amendment is being introduced as part of a controversial bill that will also expand the draft age in Russia from January 1, 2024.
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