Over 8,000 former Ukrainian military apply for Russian citizenship – Shoigu

Over 8,000 former Ukrainian military apply for Russian citizenship – Shoigu

Most of the Ukrainian military personnel serving in Crimea have chosen to stay on the peninsula and already applied for Russian citizenship, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at a top-level military meeting. Most of these people showed an intention to continue their service in the Russian military forces and were granted that opportunity, the minister said at the Friday military collegium.