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Russische Milizen sind Putin Gegner

By Phil Bainbridge

May 25, 2023 - Die Razia auf russischem Territorium durch zwei anti-Putin Milizen, die in der Ukraine stationiert sind, haben ein Licht auf Gruppen geworfen,
deren Existenz bis dato vom Kreml verleugnet worden ist.

The two groups that claimed responsibility – Liberty of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) – describe themselves as Russian armed dissidents. Together with a third party, the National Republican Army (NRA), they agreed the Irpin Declaration in August 2022, to establish the principles of Russian armed opposition against the regime of Vladimir Putin on both sides of the front.

The RVC claimed responsibility for an attack on two villages in Bryansk Oblast in March 2023, while the NRA is allegedly responsible for the murder of right-wing journalist Darya Dugina. However, possibly the most active group is the Combat Organization of Anarcho-Communists, a loosely structured grouping that has existed since at least 2020 but has engaged in partisan activity since the invasion of Ukraine. It is believed to have been responsible for attacks on railway and telecoms infrastructure, as well as numerous arson attacks on Russian military commisariats across the country.

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PUBLISHED: 25/05/2023; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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