The Interior Ministry denied rumors about the creation of assault battalions

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has denied information published on the Internet about the alleged publication of a departmental order on the creation of volunteer, shock-assault battalions", - the message on the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Media says.

Earlier, an alleged photo of the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the creation of volunteer shock-assault battalions in Russia on March 8 was distributed in social networks and Telegram channels. The published document was allegedly signed by Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev on March 2. As Kommersant notes, it was not possible to find the corresponding order in the public domain.