Practically the whole staff of the 131-st Maykop motorized infantry brigade goes to Abkhazia, “Caucasian unit” correspondent referring to Adygeya Radio of informed. About the terms of the trip it is early to speak, the brigade press-service commented.
Duties of the military men of the brigade will include organization of blockhouses, control of the population movement through the Georgian-Abkhazian border, search and neutralization of the mines, convoy of cargoes and diplomatic missions, it was spoken the information.
To the peacekeeping activity in the conflict zone there were involved only contract solders. However the soldiers of the ordinary service can if they want to pass to a contract basis when the term of their service will six months.
Let's note, until recently with the peace-making mission in Abkhazia there were only two battalions of the brigade which periodically changed.
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