The name ‘Dobrokor’ is an abbreviation for the ‘Volunteer Corps’ formed in the autumn of 2023 on the basis of PKW Redut. According to the investigator, the "Sistema" task published in [The Insider](https://theins.ru/news/283150), this structure was created after the Minister of Defence, Sergei Szojgu, issued an order to subdue the mercenary formations of the ministry. Order No 67 of 15 February 2023 introduced uniform rules for the filling of alleged volunteer formations and stated that ‘citizens serving in volunteer formation may not be released after the end of the contract if they carry out tasks outside the place of deployment’, recalls Pavel Luzin the publicist [The Insider](https://theins.ru/en/opinion/pavel-luzin/262548). 2 weeks after this order, the ministry formed the Volunteer Corps, the core of which was the PKW Redut troops; the signing of contracts with the MON on 1 July 2023 by their commanders is considered to be the formal date of birth of the corps – describes [Meduza](https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/10/13/why-does-gru-need-a-pmc?utm\_source).
