Ukraine will create a unit of Muslim soldiers to protect the Crimean border and monitor imports and exports amid an increasingly violent battle with pro-Russian rebels, a Ukraine leader said on Aug. 3. The Muslim battalion will be formed of Crimean Tatars, Kazan Tatars, Uzbeks, Chechens, Azeris, Meskhetian Turks and other Muslim groups, said Mustafa Abdülcemil Kırımoğlu, leader of Crimean Tatars, according to local media reports.
International Business Times: To defeat Russia, Ukraine creates Muslim military unit made up of Crimean Tatars
Hundreds of Crimean Tatars rally by the building of the Russian consulate in Simferopol, Crimea, on May 23, demanding to expel Consul Vladimir Andreyev for offensive remarks on TV.
