Ukrainian military traitors who, after the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation, decided to serve in the lavas of the Armed Forces of Russia, survived from there as soon as possible.

This was stated by the ex-deputy commander of the Kerch battalion of the marine infantry Alexei Nikiforov, the newspaper "Crimea. Realities ".

"Then (in 2014, - Ed.. ) "word of mouth" brought to us that Russian cadre officers did not take our. So it was, at least, in our former military unit. From there servicemen were transferred across the Crimea, only a few ensigns remained. They said that there was such an attitude: "Hey, come here, military unfinished, we'll make you Russian out of you now!" He said..

According to Nikiforov, the former Ukrainian military was removed from the Crimea under the guise of training courses, saying that their training allegedly does not match the level of Russian servicemen.

"But the main commanders who deserve medals for the" return "of the Crimea, keep and promote. This concerns both my former commander and the commander of the 36th Brigade, who are being pulled to show what they are "deserved". And as for those who are lower in rank, they are not asked, "he said..