Russian Insurgent Army

Russian Insurgent Army (Russian: Русская Повстанческая Армия; Ukrainian: Російська Повстанська Армія, Rosijśka Povstanśka Armija; РПА; RPA) is a paramilitary organization established on December 29, 2014, in Kyiv.[1] The RPA is an organization of Russian refugees and emigrants who fight on the side of Ukraine as part of volunteer battalions.[2]

Russian Insurgent Army
  • Russian: Русская Повстанческая Армия
  • Ukrainian: Російська Повстанська Армія
    Rosijśka Povstanśka Armija
Dates of operation2014–present
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Ukraine
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
SizeNot disclosed
OpponentsRussia Government of Russia
Battles and wars
ColorsBlack, yellow

History

On January 22, 2015, at the request of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, the video "Creation of the Russian Insurgent Army (RPA)" was added to the register of banned sites on YouTube for "calls to fight the Putin regime with weapons in hand". On January 28, 2015, Roskomnadzor added YouTube to the register of banned websites. During the same day, the video "Creation of the Russian Insurgent Army (RPA)" was removed from YouTube, after which YouTube was unblocked in Russia.

The RPA positions itself as the "army of the Russian opposition" in the confrontation between the opposition and the Russian government.[3] The organization conducts underground activities in the territory of the Russian Federation.

The requirements and goals of the RPA are set out in the manifesto:[4]

  • The overthrow of the Putin regime and the neo-Soviet nomenklatura, based on the power of violence and oppression, which appropriated the wealth and resources of the peoples of Russia;
  • The cessation of the war in Ukraine and any attempts by revanchist forces to incite interethnic conflicts in the post-Soviet space;
  • Consolidation of the national sovereignty of the Russian people in the Russian Federation and in the world.

Direct actions

See also

References
  1. "Dissident Looks to Raise 'Rebel Army' to Overthrow Putin". The Daily Signal. May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023.
  2. "В батальоне ОУН воюют россияне, которых на родине обвиняют в сепаратизме". OBOZREVATEL NEWS. April 10, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022.
  3. "Андрей Кузнецов: Именно в эмиграции происходит та сплавка, которая была на украинском Майдане". Archived from the original on September 2, 2021.
  4. Манифест Русской Повстанческой Армии [Manifesto of the Russian Insurgent Army]. Доброволец | Русская Повстанческая Армия. February 8, 2016. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. "Ответственность за поджог "фабрики троллей" взяли активисты из Киева". fontanka.ru - новости Санкт-Петербурга. October 27, 2016. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022.
  6. "Ответственность за поджог дома губернатора взяла на себя Русская Повстанческая Армия". Archived from the original on March 3, 2018.
  7. "Заявила о причастности к убийству депутата Шевцова "Русская повстанческая армия"". kurer-sreda.ru. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022.
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