Russia Creates Three New Military Units to strengthen security in the regions bordering Ukraine, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov announced today, Reuters reported, BTA reported.
Military units bear the names of Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions. TASS quoted Belousov as saying that he will personally supervise and deal with the most difficult tasks involving the security of the border areas.
Russian forces have been fighting with Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region since August 6, when thousands of Ukrainian troops breached Russia's western border, putting the military leadership in Moscow in an extremely uncomfortable position.
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs today called on residents of three border regions in the Kursk region near Ukraine to disable their dating apps and online surveillance cameras, DPA reported.
"The enemy is massively identifying IP addresses on our territory and remotely connecting to unprotected cameras that monitor everything from private yards to strategically important roads and highways,”, the ministry warned. The agency also advised Russian residents not to use online dating apps, which can also be used to collect information.