I really like how they got rebranded to “special forces” despite being a bunch of random militia fighters. I’m guessing it’s part of the compromise between being absorbed into the military and still being allowed to exist as an entity
nah even natopedia doesn't attempt to draw this strong of a distinction. They're composed of the same people (give or take casualties and new recruits), they are the same
They were folded into the official armed forces as a special operations battalion all the way back in 2014 (and even before that they were sanctioned by the interior department for a while). So all this guy is claiming is "we didn't give them guns before 2014", really.