Volunteer Formations
Volunteer formations — for the performance of specific tasks in the field of defense, volunteer formations are engaged to assist in carrying out tasks assigned to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (National Guard of the Russian Federation), during mobilization, during the period of martial law, during wartime, in case of armed conflicts, during counter-terrorism operations, as well as when the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (National Guard of the Russian Federation) are used outside the territory of the Russian Federation1.
Federal Law No. 61-FZ of May 31, 1996 "On Defense", as amended on December 25, 2023, Article 1, paragraph 8.1 // RSFSR Collection of Laws. 1996. No. 23. Item 2750. ↩