The development of Russian PMC follows the American scheme, the General Director of Ukrainian private military companies Military “Omega Consulting Group” Andrew Kebkalo.
“Unfortunately, for them it is developing much faster and easier, than we, – he said in an interview with radio station “Radio Donbass. realities”. – There they went on an American scheme. I do not remember what year, but it was quite scandalous American company Blackwater. She even for a long time was on the US Department of Defense website. It is not part of the US Department of Defense, but nonetheless, is a tool, with which the Ministry of Defense contracts. I remember, when I was working in Iraq, employees “Blackwater” We flew from the US to Iraq on a charter flight with their weapons, which they issued a Department of Defense. They flew to work in Iraq, carry out their activities and with their weapons, the same charter flight flew to the United States, handed over this weapon in the armory of some units and for their holidays relaxed…”
Talking about the use of PMCs in “hybrid war” Kebkalo said: “It's all part of the doctrine of special operations forces. This non-traditional fighting. I.e, when used not quite regular elements together with the regular army. In the regular army has a certain range of tasks, in special operations forces have a very different range of tasks. The thing is, that the abbreviation “PMC” It used infrequently. those companies, are engaged in the services of the military-industrial complex, usually refer to themselves as consulting companies, because this word can provide a very wide range of services. In what may be a problem - it's export control. When we provide military service, it is subject to export control. To these problems was not, if we are not on government contracts, such services are called consulting. And yes, such firms in Ukraine have. But this is not necessarily the people with guns. They are specialists, who develop military doctrine, who organize training. It is not the people, who pulls the trigger”.
At the same time the head “Omega Consulting Group” He emphasized the difference between the PMC and the army units: “Private military companies can never replace the regular army. We do not have the opportunities and the tasks. We can perform the functions, who perform small groups. Spot work for a specific task”.
