Russia is getting hundreds of volunteers to protect its vulnerable planes from attacks, likely because it lacks enough trained security teams, intel says

• A recent drone attack on a Russian airbase left several military aircraft damaged and destroyed.
• In response to strikes, Russia got hundreds of civilian volunteers to patrol the Kresty base.
• But the use of volunteers shows Moscow lacks enough trained security personnel, Western intel says.

Looking for ways to defend an airbase where several military transport aircraft were damaged or destroyed in a drone attack last month, Russia is turning to civilian volunteers to patrol the area, likely because it lacks enough trained security personnel to do the job, according to Western intelligence.