Freedom of Russia Legion destroys $6 million worth of Gazprom facilities
Freedom of Russia Legion insignia (Photo: Freedom of Russia Legion / Facebook)
The Freedom
of Russia Legion destroyed six Gazprom gas distribution stations in
Russia’s Moscow and Tver oblasts, causing more than $6 million in damage, the unit
said in a press release on June 24.
The unit consists of Russian nationals who volunteered to fight for Ukraine and operates under Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR).
The message said the facilities were destroyed thanks to
clandestine work by an operative inside Russia, in an operation called Fakel
(Torch). The press release was accompanied by a video.
The legion said it views the Russian energy sector as a primary resource the Kremlin uses to finance the war in Ukraine and to sustain its repressive state apparatus. It said oil and gas export revenues have for years been used to fund the military, security forces, and to preserve the government’s political monopoly.
The statement said the information was released after the
successful extraction of the operative from Russia and his subsequent enlistment
into the unit.
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