Freedom of Russia Legion

Freedom of Russia Legion destroys $6 million worth of Gazprom facilities

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.

24 June, 11:38 PM

HUR troops capture Nigerian soldier fighting for Russia in Zaporizhzhya sector — video

Troops from the Freedom of Russia Legion, a unit operating under Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency, have captured a Nigerian-born fighter in the Zaporizhzhya sector who was serving with Russia’s 503rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment, HUR reported on July 5.

5 July 2025, 09:57 PM

Freedom of Russia Legion encourages Kursk locals to film Russian troops; FSB responds with arrests

The Freedom of Russia Legion, which supports Ukraine in its war against Russia, has urged residents of Kursk Oblast to share information on Russian forces, leading the Federal Security Service to detain locals for filming Russian troop defeats, Russian Telegram channel Mash reported on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 07:40 PM

Russian man gets 9 years in Russian prison for allegedly trying to join the Freedom of Russia Legion

Russia’s Second Western Military District Court sentenced Vyacheslav Kuznetsov, a man from Tatarstan, to nine years in prison for allegedly attempting to join the Freedom of Russia Legion, propagandist agency TASS reported.

10 April 2024, 02:55 PM

Casualties reported as at least 13 ‘air targets’ attack Russia’s Belgorod and Belgorod Oblast

At least 13 "air targets" attacked Russia’s Belgorod and Belgorod Oblast overnight on March 26, Belgorod Governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, claimed.

26 March 2024, 09:50 AM

Russian opposition in exile leans towards supporting armed resistance against Putin

More and more Russian dissidents in exile are beginning to advocate for armed struggle against Putin's rule, though not enough have embraced this tactic as of yet, three Russian resistance group members said during a press conference in Kyiv on March 21.

22 March 2024, 07:07 PM

Belgorod authorities decide to evacuate 9,000 children amid repeated shellings

The authorities of Russia’s Belgorod Oblast decided to take about 9,000 children to other oblasts due to regular shelling, Belgorod Oblast governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said, according to the Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti.

19 March 2024, 04:41 PM

Freedom of Russia Legion volunteers vow to end Putin's reign in ‘last election’ raid

Alexey Baranovsky, a volunteer from the Freedom of Russia Legion, commented on the raid that continues in the Belgorod and Kursk oblasts against the backdrop of the sham Presidential elections in Russia during a Radio NV broadcast on March 17.

17 March 2024, 05:55 PM

Pro-Ukrainian Russian fighters urge civilians to evacuate as they prepare to attack military positions in Belgorod and Kursk

The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps, and the Siberian Battalion announced their intention to “carry out fire strikes on military positions in the Russian cities of Belgorod and Kursk” in a joint statement on Telegram on March 13.

13 March 2024, 04:16 PM

Russian partisans use tanks to move on Russian border towns in the Belgorod and Kursk oblasts

Three units comprised of Russian citizens—the Legion of Free Russia, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), and the Siberian Battalion—crossed the border in tanks into Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk oblasts on March 12, kicking off ‘Operation Freedom’ to "liberate RF (the Russian Federation – ed.) from dictatorship," NV reports.

12 March 2024, 01:20 PM

Russian freedom fighters start an armed revolt in Russia’s Belogorod and Kursk oblasts

Fighters from the Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps, and the Siberian Battalion have kicked off a joint operation and have moved into Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk oblasts, former Russian MP and opposition activist Ilya Ponomarev reported on Facebook on March 12.

12 March 2024, 12:35 PM

Pro-Kyiv Russian fighters ‘at home’ in Russia after seizing border village, top Ukrainian spy says

The fighting in the Russian Federation is a possible special operation of Russian volunteer battalions, a representative of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), Andriy Yusov, told Channel 24, commenting on the operation in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast on March 12.

12 March 2024, 11:45 AM

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