Russia has deployed the so-called “space brigade” to defend the Kursk region. The soldiers have been reclassified as motorized infantry due to a shortage of personnel, according to Important Stories. The publication, citing sources, notes that a motorized rifle regiment composed of personnel from the Russian Aerospace Forces was formed in May-June for border protection. The so-called “space brigade” arrived in the border areas a few weeks before the Ukrainian breakthrough, in mid-July. The unit included soldiers from security companies, engineers, mechanics, and a few officers from the flight …