The pro-Ukrainian incursion into Russian territory has thrust 2 groups of largely unknown fighters into the heart of the conflict. Russia blames the attack on Kyiv, but Ukraine denies any involvement. NBC News looks at who appears to be behind the raid.
The Belgorod border raid has thrust two groups of largely unknown fighters with neo-Nazi ties into the heart of the conflict.As the chaos and confusion subsides, the two militant groups
Its commander, Denis Kapustin, who also goes by the last name of Nikitin, is a white nationalist and ex-soccer hooligan who shares neo-Nazi views.The U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League hasKapustin as “a Russian neo-Nazi who lived in Germany for many years.” He goes by the call sign “White Rex” and reportedly founded a clothing brand of the same name that is popular among Russian neo-Nazis.
The founder of the Russian Volunteer Corps, Denis Kapustin, flanked by fighters in northern Ukraine, not far from the Russian border, on Wednesday.The Freedom of Russia Legion is the other group that claims to have been involved, and also portrays itself as Russians who are fighting for Ukraine and against Putin.that it was formed last spring “out of the wish of the Russians themselves to fight against Putin’s armed gang in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Legion also has a strong presence on Telegram, with more than a quarter million subscribers, where they call themselves “free citizens of Russia.” “They share a desire to see the Putin regime fall and believe a Ukrainian victory is the best way to further this goal,” Galeotti said.Kapustin, the commander of the RVC, told the press near the Russian border Wednesday that his group makes no secret of some of its members’ right-wing views, but he doesn’t think that being called a neo-Nazi is an insult.
Meanwhile, Alexei Baranovsky, the spokesperson for the political wing of the Legion, told Reuters the incursion was “the first steps in the main objective of overthrowing Putin’s regime through armed force.”
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