Ukraine’s 3rd Detached Assault Brigade builds family of volunteers – press officer

He said this on the Espreso TV channel.

"We are building the brigade on a voluntary basis. The brigade consists entirely of volunteers or active servicemen. Because assaults require a family of motivated like-minded people. We are building a volunteer unit, a family of brothers. This unit is a little different from others. In our brigade, people are in their places. You don't have to be an assault rifleman. If a person has any qualifications and skills, they can use them in the military. The brigade has a good medical system and training. After the training, no one is immediately thrown into assaults. Soldiers must be mentally prepared and trained from a military point of view," Borodin stressed.

The spokesman for the 3rd Detached Assault Brigade also added that a difficult period in the war has come, as Ukrainian forces are trying to advance and simultaneously save the lives of soldiers, which is a difficult task.

"When the Russian forces were advancing, they did not think about the lives of their soldiers. From a military point of view, it was easier for them. Combining assaults and saving the lives of soldiers is a tough call. To do this, we need to rotate soldiers and renew the personnel," Borodin said.

• Over the past day, August 11, occupying Russian forces attacked 10 regions of Ukraine, killing 5 people and injuring 13 others.

• Occupying Russian forces are likely to have redeployed airborne units from Kherson to Zaporizhzhia region. According to British intelligence, this has caused serious controversy among the invading forces.