As announced, a new division has formally been established in Baltiysk in Kaliningrad Oblast. Its formations are fighting in Ukraine, and full formation will take a long time, but the fact is worth recording. Russian naval infantry (marines) has a long history. After World War II it was completely disbanded, but was rebuilt from the early 1960s. Its greatest organizational flourishing — and therefore its highest combat capabilities — occurred in the final years of the USSR. After the formation