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A view from the West I am not Russian. I grew up in Western Europe, far from Russia and the history and conflicts that still shape the country today. For most people in the West, Russia is quite simple. We know Putin, we know the war, and we know a few opposition personalities from our newspapers and television. Beyond that, Russia is often just Russia, a country of more than 140 million people we hardly ever talk about. My own view has changed a lot over the last four years. Through my work with the Russian resistance, I started talking to people I would never have met otherwise. I discovered regional movements, people helping political prisoners, activists, volunteers and people resisting the regime from inside Russia. Some have very different ideas about what should come after Putin, and they don't all agree with each other. But that is also part of the reality that is often missing when we talk about Russia in the West. Most people here have never heard of them. They know the names of a few opposition politicians, but they know very little about the much wider resistance around them. And I think we may regret that one day. There is a lot of discussion in Europe about what Russia should look like after Putin. Should it remain a federation? Could some regions become independent? Who could take power and who would the West be willing to work with? I follow these discussions, but I have never felt that these decisions belong to me. I can have an opinion, but in the end it is not my country. The people living there, including the different peoples and regions of Russia, will have to decide their own future. I also understand why it's difficult to talk about Russian resistance in the West today. Russia has been waging this war for years. We have seen threats, propaganda, espionage and attempts to influence our countries. So when somebody comes to us and says, “I am Russian and I want to change Russia,” trust doesn't come automatically. Why should it? But that makes personal contacts even more important. We need to know who these people are, what they stand for and what they are doing. And they need to understand us as well. There are things about Europe and the West that are difficult to understand from inside the Russian political world, just as there are things about Russia that I needed years to understand. I don't think we should wait for one big opposition movement or one famous person who somehow represents everybody. The people I have met are far too different for that, politically and personally, and their ideas about Russia's future can be very different too. For me, that isn't necessarily a weakness. It is simply something the West has to understand if we ever want to deal seriously with the people who may play a role in what comes after Putin. That is also where I see my own place. I don't support the Russian resistance because I want to tell Russians what their country should become. That's not my decision to make. What I can do is bring people together, explain what I see from here and help voices that are unknown in the West reach people who would otherwise never hear them. I have learned a lot from doing this, including that the West and the Russian resistance often know surprisingly little about each other. Putin will not be there forever. Nobody knows whether change will come slowly or whether things will suddenly move very quickly. But when it happens, I don't think that will be the right moment for Europe to start looking around and asking who else exists besides the Kremlin and the same opposition figures we have known for years. Those contacts should exist before they are needed. There are people inside and outside Russia already thinking about what comes next. Others are taking risks today without knowing whether they will ever see the Russia they are fighting for. Their future is theirs to decide. But I would like the West to know who they are. Freya FAE t.me/actiondirect/236

Putin started the war, and ordinary Russians are being forced to pay for it with their lives. 🔸 "OTPOR" continues its anti-mobilization campaign in cities across Russia. Our position is simple: people should not die for Putin's political ambitions. t.me/otpor_move

On August 12, 2000, the nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. All 118 sailors died. The authorities lied, the families were given false hope, and Putin remained on vacation. Looking back at the tragedy, Ilya Ponomarev (@iponomarev) said: “The military was lying to Putin. Putin was lying to the country.” But what struck him most was something else: “The main problem that was revealed with Putin during all the events related to the Kursk was his total lack of empathy.” youtu.be/UTixenWLciY?is=6_b_…

"I'll stay until the end of the war": A German medic on serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces Alexander Hertz, a 31-year-old, serves as a combat medic in the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He has been on the front lines for three years, and his call sign is "Husky." He wrote a book about his experiences on the front called "In the Shadow of Drones." Alexander was born and raised in Germany, in a family of ethnic Germans: "My mother is from Ukraine, and my father is from Russia." This was partly the reason for his decision to go to the front. "I couldn't just stand by and watch (the full-scale Russian war). I felt that this was the homeland of my mother, and that homeland was suffering," he notes in an interview with DW. Hertz first visited Ukraine in 2012 as part of a school exchange program. According to Alexander, he already felt a mental connection with Ukrainians at that time and realized that he was "in the right place." According to Alexander, he intends to fight in Ukraine until victory. "When I joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces, I told myself that I would stay until the end of the war. To be honest, I expected that end to come sooner. Every year, I repeated this to myself. Now I realize that there's not much point in it anymore. You just have to grit your teeth and keep moving forward." dw.com/ru/nemeckij-medik-has…

Special Operations Forces of the HUR took part in a unique operation "Veles" in the Kharkiv region Fighters of the "Freedom of Russia" Legion of the HUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, together with soldiers of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard "Charter" and other units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, took part in the counter-offensive operation "Veles" in the Kharkiv region. The Ukrainian defenders traveled over 15 kilometers of underground infrastructure behind enemy lines. The maneuver allowed them to attack Russian positions from an unexpected direction and was part of an operation to further liberate the Kharkiv region. Previously, the occupiers themselves used the underground infrastructure for covert movement, but this time, the Ukrainian soldiers outsmarted the enemy. The underground offensive was synchronized with actions on the surface and drone strikes. Even where the enemy expects its positions to be protected, Ukrainian units are able to find a way to attack. The special operations forces of the HUR, together with their comrades from the Defense Forces, continue the armed struggle for Ukrainian land. Glory to Ukraine! t.me/DIUkraine

FSB Officer Hiding Behind His Wife's Back. The Resistance Identified the Special Services Employee and Destroyed His Car 🔥 A few months ago, local media in Chelyabinsk reported about a burned-out Tank 300 SUV on General Martynov Street, but without many details. The owner's name and the cause of the fire were not disclosed, citing the need for "further investigation." Well, who are we to let Russian media keep the truth hidden? 😉 ℹ️ This car, with the "Z" symbol, belonged to Milovantsev Nikita Valerievich. On the surface, he seems like a fairly ordinary person with a typical background. He was born in Chelyabinsk. In 2003, he received a criminal record for robbery of a minor right on the street where Milovantsev himself lived. Later, he managed to get a job in the furniture industry, "thanks to family connections." Over time, he made connections and started his own furniture business. And that could have been the end of the story, and we could have said that there are thousands of Nikitas like him in Russia, but there's one "BUT." Thanks to the right people, Milovantsev became a military serviceman in the FSB border guard service (unit 2357), with a very comfortable plan to stay safe in the rear. Milovantsev's main task as an FSB officer is to "catch them alive": to search the internet for vulnerable minors who can then be falsely accused of being connected to the Legion and the Resistance (obviously, his victims have nothing to do with this). Let's just say that this scumbag is working "according to his specialty," using his thieving skills and sense of superiority over those who are weaker - in every sense of the word. 👀 Milovantsev is afraid for his own skin and is constantly trying to hide his work for the special services. To cover his tracks, he constantly changed his cars - switching from the Tank 300 (Р747ВУ774) to a Mitsubishi Outlander (У414РТ174) and a Chery (С003ТО174), often giving the cars to his wife, Yulia Milovantseva. Yulia, who works in the beauty industry (at the H Club salon), knows perfectly well what her husband does and how much money they have to spend to afford to own multiple cars at the same time, to go on luxurious vacations to Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Finland, Serbia (and now, Turkey), and to pay for expensive education and training for their two children, Yaroslav and Tikhon. And she has done everything she could to protect her husband from unwanted attention. But Milovantsev and his wife couldn't outsmart the Resistance. Our network has gathered all the necessary information about Milovantsev's work, life, leisure activities, and methods of transportation, as well as those of his family. ♨️ The SUV, which Milovantsev filled with flammable substances to allegedly plant on those "guilty of terrorism," was burned by the Resistance right near his house. It's ironic that the props for the FSB's staged operation made the fire so intense that it left only a metal frame of the car. ❗️It should be noted: Working against an active FSB employee is a huge risk at every stage of the operation. One wrong move could have led to failure. But careful planning and the professionalism of our network allowed us to once again outsmart the security officers. The vaunted FSB apparatus is unable to protect its own employees. We see every one of their moves, and retribution for participating in the regime's crimes is inevitable. t.me/soprotivleniye_lsr

Ivan Kudryashov, an anti-war activist from Tver Ivan is known for his anti-war street art in Tver, which carried the message “Fuck the War.” He was imprisoned on what his supporters describe as fabricated charges and was due to be released in 2027. But Russian security services have opened another case against him, this time over statements he allegedly made in prison in support of partisans. According to the FSB, Ivan said: “How many partisans have already derailed railway wagons and trains or set fire to power stations? It's not enough! More people need to get involved...” These are the words the FSB claims to have heard, not an independently verified statement by Ivan. His supporters consider him a hero for standing up against the system. They acknowledge that speaking so openly while in prison may have put his chances of release at further risk, but they believe his courage deserves recognition. They also call attention to Ivan and other political prisoners, including activists and partisans who remain behind bars. Those living abroad are encouraged to write letters, contribute to prisoners' support funds and share information about their cases. For people still in Russia, the authors hope these stories will inspire continued opposition to the regime. More information about Ivan and ways to support him can be found in a publication by Solidarity Zone. The Tver Partisans have also expressed their support for Ivan Kudryashov. His story has been covered by the Czech publication Eight Brave Ones (@RuskyOdboj8) osmstatecnych.cz/ru/on-proch… t.me/actiondirect

Creation of "kill zones" by the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) in the Zaporizhzhia direction. t.me/rvc_army

Recruits of the Siberian Battalion are practicing combat training elements at the training ground, including shooting from various positions, operating while moving, and changing firing positions. Under the guidance of experienced soldiers, the recruits are mastering the necessary skills, gaining combat experience, and improving coordination in conditions that closely resemble combat situations. t.me/SiberianBattalion

Tatarstan, Novgorod and Ukraine - different histories, a shared struggle against Russian imperialism. On October 12, 2026, Tatar activists and supporters gathered at the Free Speech Association in Warsaw to remember the defenders of Kazan, which fell to Ivan the Terrible's army in 1552. The gathering was organised by Nafis Kashapov, a Tatar political exile, and supported by Adam Borowski, a former political prisoner and member of Poland's Solidarity movement. Nafis's twin brother, Rafis Kashapov, spent time in a Russian prison for speaking out against the annexation of Crimea and Russia's war against Ukraine. For the Kashapov brothers, the struggle for Tatarstan's freedom has meant years of persecution, imprisonment and exile. Politician Andrey Moiseev covered the gathering on his channel Post-Russia: Map of the Future, discussing the links between Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression and the movements seeking independence from Moscow. The Government of Independent Tatarstan in Exile thanked Moiseev for his report and his support. 🎥 Andrey Moiseev - Post-Russia: Map of the Future youtube.com/watch?v=T2EsLM63…

Nafis Kashapov: Replacing Putin won't be enough if Russia remains an empire. Tatar activist and political exile Nafis Kashapov spoke about his years of opposition to Putin, the struggle for Tatarstan's rights and the Russian opposition abroad. He recalled how, shortly after Putin came to power in 2000, Moscow began challenging the rights of Russia's national republics. His brother Rafis responded with a protest statement from the Tatar Public Centre, defending Tatarstan's constitution and political autonomy. Kashapov also spoke about his participation in a recent protest in Warsaw, where he carried a placard showing Putin being brought before a tribunal for war crimes. He was particularly critical of Russian opposition politicians living abroad who support Ukraine but refuse to recognise the right of Russia's national republics to self-determination. In his view, some of them seem more interested in taking Putin's place than changing the system itself. Kashapov believes that Tatarstan has already lost much of its political independence under Moscow's centralisation of power. Today, people from Tatarstan are being sent to fight and die in Russia's war against Ukraine. He argues that Russia cannot become democratic while continuing to deny its peoples the right to decide their own future. The future of Tatarstan, he says, belongs to the Tatar people. t.me/tatarstan_independent

"OTPOR" Destroys National Guard Vehicle in Orel Activists from the "OTPOR" movement destroyed a National Guard vehicle in Orel. The act was carried out by a former participant in the so-called "special military operation" who witnessed the crimes of the Putin regime firsthand on the front lines. This experience completely changed his beliefs, and he now consciously stands on the path of fighting against the system. The Putin regime is conducting a covert mobilization, destroying its own citizens in order to seize foreign lands. The real enemy is in the Kremlin, and the security forces are only used to maintain this regime. 🟧 Russians don't agree with the actions of the Putin regime. Join the resistance, take action locally, and share information anonymously. t.me/otpor_move

While Siberians, residents of the Far East, the Sakha people, Buryats, and Tuvan people are fighting in Ukraine for the "Russian world," Putin is selling their natural resources to China at ridiculously low prices. t.me/ABN_Freedom_for_Nations

💥Another partisan operation! In the Sverdlovsk region, a train carrying fuel tankers has been derailed, and local residents are reporting explosions and a raging fire. As a result of the operation, twenty freight cars derailed. The enemy has confirmed that at least seven tankers are on fire. Russian Railways (RZD) reports that traffic on the Reshety – Aramil section, where the operation took place, has been suspended. The news Telegram channel Astra, citing local residents, reports that flames and thick black smoke are rising into the sky. "There was an explosion on the railway, on Chusovsky Trakt. I woke up when I heard the explosion; it was bright as day," one witness reported. We congratulate the heroes on their successful operation! Fuel is the lifeblood of Putin's war. This blood must be drained with devastating strikes. Text: Rospartizan Picture:Alresistance

Protecting Ukraine's skies is one of the areas we are actively exploring right now. Interceptor drones could open up new opportunities for countering aerial threats and protecting Ukrainian cities from Russian attacks. We are testing this direction and assessing its potential for further development. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/N5joAjt7_vE

🔥 The Legacy of ""Barrels"? Burning Trains in the Urals Consume Millions More of the Kremlin's Funds 🛤 In the Sverdlovsk region, a train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire. Local officials will predictably blame the massive fire on anything: old rails, employees of Russian Railways who were laid off two weeks ago – anything to avoid revealing the real reason. But regardless of their reports, the logistics and budget of the dictatorship have suffered yet another direct loss. 🛢 Operation "Barrel" has set a new standard for the underground. In the future, the scale, complexity, and number of such "incidents" for the regime will grow exponentially. t.me/soprotivleniye_lsr

Another political prisoner has died in Russian prison. 🕯 Alexander Kondratov, the production designer of the TV series Liquidation, had lived abroad for years. A few months ago, he returned to Russia to renew his passport. He was arrested at the airport and charged with treason. According to reports, Kondratov was tortured in detention. He has now died in hospital. He returned to Russia for a passport. He never made it back. The warning is clear: if you have left Russia, think very carefully before returning. And if you believe you may be at risk of arrest, don't wait until it's too late. t.me/wind_sower

Putin is losing allies in Europe. In Serbia, Vucic lost the election. The 14-year era of the rule of Aleksandar Vucic's party in Serbia has come to an end. The former president himself has already conceded defeat, and the opposition "Student List," according to preliminary results, is set to gain a majority of seats in parliament. This is a serious loss for the Kremlin. Serbia was not just a friendly country, but a convenient gateway to Europe. Through Belgrade, sanctions were circumvented, RT Balkan propaganda was disseminated, and operations of Russian intelligence services were carried out. And Russian businesses controlled strategic oil and gas assets. And now, following Orban's defeat in Hungary, another long-time partner of Putin has lost power. Russian Media Corps t.me/rusmediacorps