Anti-Kremlin volunteer soldiers who invaded Russia promise surprises: “All surprises will begin today”

“All this is planned to coincide with the so-called election, this election procedure that starts tomorrow, so that Vladimir Putin will usurp power again. And we, as concerned citizens of Russia, have decided to express our political will, our attitude towards these elections and Putin’s regime in this way,” the volunteer said on Wednesday.

AFP/”Scanpix” photo/Legion “Freedom of Russia” soldier “Caesar”

“All the surprises start tomorrow,” he declared, referring to March 14.

On Wednesday, the authorities of the border areas were asked to evacuate the local population to avoid unnecessary casualties. A. Baranovskis noted that, judging by the panic that prevailed in social networks, their message was heard.

“And then, as they say, it’s not our fault they didn’t hide.” We warned about this, but the responsibility always rests with Vladimir Putin. He started this war,” he emphasized.

The volunteer indicated that their movements communicate with local Russians who provide useful information.

“We carry out these strikes on the territory of Russia primarily based on information shared with us by people who sympathize with our fight against Vladimir Putin,” A. Baranovskis added.

Volunteer: This is our way of making our voices heard. We vote for armed resistance to Putin’s regime, for an uprising, a revolution.

The fighter estimated that after their last “visit” (it is assumed that he is referring to the invasion in May), the Russian army in the Belgorod region was better prepared than the previous time.

“In the Belgorod area, they are really better prepared, they have built additional fortifications, dug various ditches and trenches after our previous visits. The Kursk region was quite naive in this regard. This is really the first time that our friends have visited the Kursk region. Before that, we were in Belgorod and Bryansk. Kursk is, one might say, a premiere. We are doing quite well,” said A. Baranovskis.

A little earlier, the volunteer spoke about the goals of the breakthrough and pointed out that there will definitely not be “elections” for V. Putin in at least a few regions of Russia.

According to him, the legion is currently solving the tasks set for itself, one of which is to divert the attention and resources of the Russian Armed Forces.

SIPA/Scanpix/Russian Legion of Freedom

“There are also political tasks. First, we send a signal to those anti-Putin oppositionists and anti-war activists who are still in Russia. We came to participate in the elections.”

However, the final goal of the volunteers is a march to Moscow. That’s what A. Baranovskis named him while talking to the journalists of the British publication “Newsweek”.

According to the fighter, the goal of the volunteer groups that started the raid in the border regions is to “further liberate Russia from Putin.”

“We may not be able to achieve it now, but this is our main mission,” he assured.

“As Russian citizens, we have decided that we also want to participate in these elections – and this is our way of making our voice heard. We are voting for armed resistance to Putin’s regime, for an uprising, a revolution,” said A. Baranovskis.

Screenshot from permkrai.er.ru/For this year’s presidential election, Vladimir Putin is using a sign similar to the one in 2018

The military said that another purpose of such raids is to activate the opposition in Russia, which was frightened by the death of Alexei Navalny.

“We show by our example that they are not alone, we show that there are people who are ready to fight not only by shining flashlights into the sky (we are talking about the opposition’s “flashmob of flashlights”), but also by taking up weapons – machine guns, grenades and armored vehicles, which we have enough . And we call on everyone to join us in this fight against Putin,” A. Baranovskis taught, adding that today it is the armed rebels who are “the real Russian opposition.”