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1/ Russia has reportedly considering hiring Wagner Group mercenaries to protect its border following last week's incursions, but has been unable to do so, probably due to legal obstacles. Instead, it's said to have turned to rehiring former Interior Ministry members. ⬇️ 
2/ The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel reports that according to a source, "the border incursion in the Belgorod region forced an urgent search for ways to protect the "porous" border.
3/ "As a result, negotiations were held with the Wagner PMC to contract for the creation of "border incursion suppression groups". These were to be groups of 100-300 people who would move as quickly as possible to the locations of border incursions in "old Russia."
4/ "And then the most interesting part. The government agencies have come to the conclusion that in Russia such a contract with private military companies cannot operate. [This is likely because Russian law still formally prohibits mercenary activity within Russia.]
5/ As a result, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is now trying to "patch up" gaps in the border with former employees of the Russian Interior Ministry, who are being actively recruited into the border service." /end
Source:
t.me/vchkogpu/38750
Source:
t.me/vchkogpu/38750
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