Since September 2023, there have been reports of the uprising and combat action of the 1st Expeditionary Volunteer Assault Corps of the Russian Federation (Corps). In this article I will effort to get closer to what this “Corps” is and what function it plays in modern military outsourcing utilized by Russia, as a fresh form and method of conducting conflict (balanced war) seen from the position of Russian analysts — writes Lieutenant Colonel Maciej Korovaj.