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Don Cossacks volunteers brigade
"archangel St Michael"
originally Cossack detachment DON, named after Archangel Michael was created on the initiative and organizational efforts of the Supreme Ataman of the SKVRZ Nikolai Dyakonov
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Unit was made up of representatives of the Union of Cossack Warriors of Russia and Abroad (SKVRiZ),from various society . on April 12, the Cossack detachment Don, together with the Cossacks of the Crimean detachment Tavrida was engaged in the invasion of Ukraine
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According to the Union of Cossack Warriors of Russia and Abroad (SKVRiZ), at the end of July 2022, the Don Cossack detachment, which fought near Izyum, was reorganized into a brigade. The detachment battalion "Terek" is added to it.

“Terek is formed, equipped and armed. Next in line are the Kuban and Yenisei detachments, the union said."
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The Brigade was formed at Rostov ( original "Don" detachment),with the help of Lieutenant General (Retired SVR Foreign Intelligence Service ,now reserve status) Reshetnikov L.P .He is described as a "currently writter, historian and publicist"
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Several peoples are involved in the creation of the brigade, like the Deputy head of the administration of the Pervomaisky district of Rostov , Stanislav Sokolov

but above all by State Duma deputy and former ataman of the All-Great Don Army Viktor Vodolatsky, under the initiative of the Supreme Ataman of the Union of Cossacks of Russia and Abroad Nikolai Dyakonov
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Volunteers who did not serve military service are accepted
They undergo preliminary combat training at a military training ground ( 2,near Rostov) . The fighters of the brigade are said to be provided with a package of social guarantees.
People under the age of 60 are accepted

Persons with an expired criminal record may be admitted to the unit based on the results of the interview.
For the purchase of equipment and equipment, each Cossack is promised to be allocated from 40 thousand rubles.
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At the end of the contract, the status of "Veteran of Combat Actions" is assigned. Contracts for a period of 3 and 6 months are concluded with the fighters

In early August, it's reported that more than 5,500 Cossacks were participating in the war in Ukraine
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According to the Russian press,the Unit was battalion sized until july 2022.They proceed from the number of motorized rifle battalions (MSB) adopted in the Russian Army - 500-600 people.
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Cossack Colonel Valery Yefremov may be appointed as the brigade commander. Currently second company of BARS-11 commander, formed from Kuban Cossacks (around 100 fighters), Bars 11 allegedly voluntarily left their positions recently in Ukraine
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The commander of the Terek Cossack detachment, added to the "Don Brigade" in July 2022, is Cossack Colonel Vitaly Kuznetsov, chief of the Terek Cossack army
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Terek cossack detachment of the 'Don Brigade" training
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The Brigade was engaged first in the Izyum area,in april 2022, in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Velikaya Kamyshevakha,
In august 2022,the unit is signaled near Nikolaev