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War in Ukraine: Two pro-Russian armed groups join forces against ‘Putin’s tyranny’

THE Legion “Free Russia” and National Republican Army they decided to join their efforts for the liberation of Russia from Putin’s tyranny and terminating the attacker as quickly as possible war against Ukraine. The “Free Russia” Legion and the National Republican Army (NRA) who armed resistancethe anti-Russian in Ukraine, today August 31st signed in Irpen (Kiev region) declaration for joining efforts, writes the Russian service of Deutsche Welle.

As pointed out in the text and relayed by the Athens News Agency, the sides share common goals for the liberation of Russia from “tyranny of Putin and ending the war of aggression against Ukraine as soon as possible».

It was also announced the creation of a single political center that will represent the interests of the parties that signed the agreement before the authorities of other countries, and will exercise a common information policy, explaining to Russian society the goals and tasks of the opposition forces. The coordination of the activity of the center is assigned to Ilya Panomaryov, who on behalf of the NRA signed the declaration with the representatives of the Legion “Free Russia».

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Retaining the symbols of their armed forces, the sides agreed to have as a symbol of their common struggle the white-blue-white flag.

“We are very grateful to the Ukrainian people, very grateful to the command of the armed forces of Ukraine and to President Zelensky for giving us the opportunity with weapons in our hands to wash away the shame that surrounds the Russian people. It is a great honor for us to be on the side of the Ukrainians”the representative of the “Free Russia” Legion, who introduced himself as Chizar (Caesar), told DW.

The “Free Russia” Legion is a combat armed unit that is part of the armed forces of Ukraine and was formed mainly by Russian prisoners and volunteers who crossed over to the side of Ukraine. The formation of this department was announced in March 2022 on social media and in the Ukrainian press. According to information from DW, the legion consists of two brigades, the numerical strength of which in June was 250 people.

Nothing was known about the National Republican Army until August 21, 2022, when the Russian opposition politician Ilya Panomaryov, who has lived in Ukraine since 2016, said the NRA claimed responsibility for the car bombing that killed the 30-year-old daughter, a journalist and active activist of Russia’s war against Ukraine Daria Dugina. The NRA manifesto, presented by Panomaryov, infers that this organization unites “Russian activists, military and politicians” who have decided to outlaw “warmongers, robbers and oppressors of the peoples of Russia”.

On August 23, in an interview with Novoe Vremia, Panomaryov called the NRA, “a network of activists on the territory of the Russian Federation.” According to him, its members “are not less than a thousand”.

Source: News Beast

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