‘We are obliged to end the war’: A new Russian unit fights for Ukraine
Al JazeeraThe Siberian Battalion features a diverse set of fighters who risk Russia’s wrath by joining the ‘enemy’. In October, Johnny joined other Russians fighting for Ukraine and against their homeland as part of the Siberian Battalion, a unit formed last summer by the Civic Council, a Russian opposition group based in Poland. “Others, however, are far-right activists who hope the war will end with not just the collapse of Putin’s government but also the creation of a new, ethnically homogeneous Russian state.” The far-right fighters, the think tank said, are the “most battle-ready” of the Russian units. He contacted the Civic Council in March when the group was helping recruit fighters for the Russian Volunteer Corps, a far-right unit behind incursions into Russia in March and May. “We understand that all of Moscow’s wealth comes from Siberia and that Moscow – and the rest of Russia – live off of Siberian money,” Sokolov said.
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