https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Imperial_Movement#Imperial_Legion_paramilitary
The Russian Imperial Legion (Русского имперского легиона) is a (Pro-Russia) Volunteer Battallion acting as the paramilitary arm of of the Russian Imperial Movement.
The Imperial Legion is a unique training system. We have been preparing for this war since 2012. The battle path of the Legion is 2014 Slavyansk. 2015 Debaltseve. 2016 Donetsk. Then various hot spots of New Russia, Syria, Libya, CAR… Since March 2022, we are again at the forefront of the struggle for the Russian world and the Orthodox faith in southern Russia. We are getting ready. We are fighting. We live. Join our struggle. The road will be overpowered by the walking.
The Legion has also aided the formation of other units involved in the Ukraine conflict, including the Rusich Group:
Rusich, (ДШРГ «Русич») a Russian-backed separatist fighting contingent that fought in Donbas and is closely tied to the Russian Imperial Movement and other offshoot branches of white supremacist groups based in St. Petersburg.
(Source:) For detailed analysis on the intersection between Russia’s far right nationalist movements and pro-Russian separatist fighting contingents in Donbas see: Natalia Yudina and Alexander Verkhovsky, “Russian Nationalist Veterans of the Donbas War,” SOVA Center, Nationalities Papers (2019), 47: 5, 734–749. source
According to Milchakov’s own account, he first formed Rusich with Yan Peterovsky in St. Petersburg by volunteering with the Aid Coordination Center of Novorossiya (KTsPN), an Imperial Legion offshoot in June 2014.
(Source:) Alexey Milchakov, “DShRG Rusich - The Beginning,” Dvizhenie Novorossiya Igora Strelkova, (Igor Strelkov’s New Russia Movement) undated blogpost, source ; for more about YanPetrovsky’s career with Rusich see: Nadarajah Sethurupan, “Russian Detained in Norway,” October 20, 2016. source
The Imperial Legion is 1 of 6 groups described by Rusich Group as the Right Wing detatchments guarding the “Russian Spring” (a Pro-Russian term for the seperatist groups) https://m.vk.com/wall-217053505_505?lang=en alongside the Varyag Battalion, Russian National Unity, “Russian All-Military Union” and “Legion of St Stephen” https://m.vk.com/wall-217053505_505?lang=en (see Rusich page for further details)
Interesting Links https://vk.com/rus_imperia
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