Invaders send rescuers from Russia to occupied territories amid lack of local specialists

Invaders send rescuers from Russia to occupied territories amid lack of local specialists

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Facing a shortage of qualified personnel in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories (TOT), Russian forces are deploying rescuers from Russia.

According to a Telegram post by the Center of National Resistance, the occupiers have struggled to recruit local rescuers. Most Ukrainian specialists left due to the occupation, and there were no qualified volunteers available.

“The Russians failed to recruit a sufficient number of rescuers in the TOT and are now forced to bring in ‘touring’ specialists from Russia,” the post states. Despite years of occupation, the enemy has been unable to establish basic life functions and is now deploying personnel from Russia’s remote regions.

Read also: Over 100 schools in occupied Luhansk region at risk of closure due to declining student numbers

As previously reported by Ukrinform, the occupiers also plan to send postmen from Russia to the occupied territories.

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