Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for the founder of the Russian Volunteer Corps, a paramilitary organization accused by Moscow of colluding with Kiev’s armed forces.
The leader of the organization, described by the Western European press as “neo-Nazi”, is accused by the Interior Ministry of armed actions in Russian areas and of attacking Russian millionaire Konstantin Malofeev.
The armed group Russian Volunteer Corps has been appointed as part of the International Legion of Ukraine, was founded in August 2022 and is reportedly made up of far-right Russian exiles who have fought alongside Ukrainians since the first invasion of Russia in 2014, in the east of the country.
The indication of the search and arrest warrant was published today on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, indicating that Denis Kapustin, 37 years old, known as “Denis Nikitin” is responsible for several armed actions, assassination attempts and acts of sabotage on territory Russian.
In addition to the founder of the paramilitary organization, the same order has been issued against Kiril Kanajin, who, together with Malofeev, is also suspected of attacks on the Russian region of Briansk.
The organization Russian Volunteer Corps, which describes itself as a formation of volunteers from Russia that, according to Moscow authorities, is “part” of the armed forces of Ukraine.
Kiev confirms no involvement with paramilitaries of the Russian Volunteer Corps armed group.
According to the Russian intelligence services (FSB), the paramilitary group attacked the Russian region of Briansk, near the border with Ukraine, in early March.
According to the prosecution, Kapustin personally organized the armed action that left two dead and a minor injured.
In addition to the alleged attack on Briansk, Russia blames the Russian Volunteer Corps for the attempted assassination of Russian millionaire Konstantin Malofeev, administrator of the Tsargrad media group.
The same paramilitaries are also accused of an alleged sabotage “with explosives” against a petrochemical company in the Volgograd region of Russia.
Malofeev, a millionaire close to the Kremlin, has been accused by Kiev of funding pro-Russian movements in eastern Ukraine since 2014, the year he was targeted by European Union sanctions.
Source: DN
