Russia sending FSB regiment to frontline to refill depleted units.

[DetlefK]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/12/2321921/-Ukraine-Invasion-Day-1-175-regiment-of-Federal-Security-Service-FSB-to-Donetsk-Oblast-frontline?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web

Russia is sending the FSB regiment to Ukraine. It is largely a ceremonial unit directly under Putin's command and is actually used for honour guard duties. They have experience in securing installations against assassins and terrorists, not in open-field trench-warfare with artillery and drones.

Russia's strategy for reinforcements is to refill, refill, refill units already locked in combat, instead of creating new reserve-units that could be used to outmaneuver Ukraine. As such, it is likely that the FSB regiment will also be broken up to refill depleted units on the frontline.