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The unverified reports gave no details of the operations being carried out in Russia but this isn’t the first time the group has launched raids across the border.<\/p>\n
In May 2023, the Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps launched a raid into Belgorod which aimed to create a demilitarized zone to keep Russian artillery from firing into Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Daily Express US spoke to a commander in the legion – callsign Caesar – who said the fighting would continue both from outside and inside Russia.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n He said: “There is a very big resistance [movement] from our Legion, which is present inside Russia. It is our guerrilla movement doing some acts of military sabotage: burning war commissariats, destroying railways in our fight against Putin.<\/p>\n “From day to day, this fighting is getting more fierce and stronger. More people can see that we are on the right side and want to join us to help us to overthrow Putin.”<\/p>\n Since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, there have been a series of mysterious fires across Russia, including arson attacks on recruitment centres, supply depots, police stations and other targets.<\/p>\n In addition, train derailments have stretched Moscow’s already thin supply lines which are under strain after Kyiv’s forces stepped up conventional attacks.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Russia-news-latest-4983755.jpg?r=1695915540336\")
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