Russia's Aerospace Defence Troops, or 'space troops' as they have become known, are not prepared for an alien invasion, a defence official has said.
Ukrainian air defence troops have attempted to regain control over Belbek airbase in Crimea, after it was seized by Russian military.
The VRS Herzegovina Corps (former JNA 13th Bileća Corps), commanded by Major General Radovan Grubač, consisted of the 10th and 13th Brigades as well as Ljubinje Territorial Defence troops in the area of Mostar and Stolac.
A year from now, he said, they should number 200,000, including 70,000 policemen, 50,000 security guards, 40,000 civil-defence troops and 26,000 border guards.
The newly-installed pro-Russian leader in Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, on Wednesday night said there were 11,000 "self-defence troops", according to AP. MPs in the Crimean parliament have announced they consider the territory to be part of Russia, providing some post-event legal cover for Russian troops involved in the take-over.
Will defence solicitors troop into the House of Commons to speak about their client's health or the lack of evidence?
The Belgians, recognising the danger posed by the Germans, secretly made their own defence policies, troop movement information, communications, fixed defence dispositions, intelligence and air reconnaissance arrangements available to the French military attaché in Brussels.
The planned deployment of an AU division consisting largely of Uganda People's Defence Force troops was welcomed by Coomaraswamy, who pointed out that the two organisations have an agreement whereby child soldiers falling into AU hands are passed over to the UN within 48 hours.
Dubrovnik also received additional HV, Croatian Police and Croatian Defence Forces troops from other parts of Croatia.
In early September, Croatian forces in Gospić comprised 427 troops, largely drawn from police forces based in Gospić, Rijeka and Zabok, volunteers from Gospić, Zagreb and Senj as well as Croatian Defence Forces troops.
