| Russian Volunteer Corps | |
|---|---|
| Русский добровольческий корпус | |
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| Ideology |
Anti-Putinism National conservatism |
| Opponents |
 Government of Russia |
| Battles/wars | 2022 Belarusian and Russian partisan movement |
The Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK ; Russian: Русский добровольческий корпус, romanized: Russkiy dobrovol'cheskiy korpus) is a unit of the Territorial Defense of Ukraine formed in August 2022 from Russian right-wing volunteers who have been fighting for Ukraine in the Azov Regiment and other units since 2014.[1]
Unlike the Freedom of Russia Legion, the leadership of the corps does not rely on former Russian servicemen who ended up in the “Legion” after being taken prisoner, but on Russian right-wing emigrants living in Ukraine.[2]
According to one of the commanders, the fighters of the Corps "can rather be attributed to the right-wing conservative political spectrum." At the same time, the fighters themselves actively use the symbols of the Russian Liberation Army, which collaborated with Germany during World War II.[2]
The corps agreed to be part of press-conference 31 August, with the Freedom of Russia Legion and the National Republican Army. On the same day, Ilya Ponomarev, as political head of National Republican Army, signed agreement to create a joint political center with Freedom of Russia Legion, and claimed, that Russian Volunteer Corps also agreed to join same agreement.[3][4][5][6][7] However, the Russian Volunteer Corps later issued an official statement, that they have not signed any types of declarations, not agreed to joint Ilya Ponomarev's political center, accept the white-blue-white flag, or consider Ponomarev as political head.
References[]
- ↑ "Российская оппозиция начинает вооруженное сопротивление Путину: подписано декларацию" (in uk). 2022-08-31. https://glavcom.ua/ru/news/mozhovoj-tsentr-sverzhenija-rezhima-putina-budet-dejstvovat-v-ukraine-872092.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "«Русский добровольческий корпус», «Легион» и ССО «Азов». Как россияне воюют против Кремля на стороне Украины" (in ru). https://vot-tak.tv/novosti/24-08-2022-rossiyane-voyuyut-za-ukrainu/.
- ↑ "Бывшие наши люди из «Центра» – Беглый российский политик Илья Пономарёв примеряет генеральский мундир «нового Власова»" (in ru). https://versia.ru/beglyj-rossijskij-politik-ilya-ponomaryov-primeryaet-generalskij-mundir-novogo-vlasova.
- ↑ "В Киеве представят российскую подпольную организацию" (in en). http://www.ng.ru/politics/2022-08-30/3_8526_kiev.html.
- ↑ ""Русский добровольческий корпус", легион "Свобода России" и "Национальная республиканская армия" РФ подписали декларацию о сотрудничестве". https://gordonua.com/news/war/russkiy-dobrovolcheskiy-korpus-legion-svoboda-rossii-i-nacionalnaya-respublikanskaya-armiya-rf-podpisali-deklaraciyu-o-sotrudnichestve-1624002.html.
- ↑ "Илья Пономарев опубликовал "Ирпенскую декларацию" российской оппозиции: "Вооруженное сопротивление путинскому фашизму"" (in ru). 2022-08-31. https://hvylya.net/news/258492-ilya-ponomarev-opublikoval-irpenskuyu-deklaraciyu-rossiyskoy-oppozicii-vooruzhennoe-soprotivlenie-putinskomu-fashizmu.
- ↑ "Граждане РФ заявили о вооруженном сопротивлении Путину" (in ru). 2022-08-31. https://vesti.ua/strana/rossijskaya-oppozitsiya-zayavila-o-vooruzhennom-soprotivlenii-putinu.
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