The Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC; Russian: Русский добровольческий корпус, РДК, romanized: Russkiy dobrovolcheskiy korpus, RDK) is a far-right paramilitary unit of Russian citizens, based in Ukraine. It was formed in August 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to fight against the government of Vladimir Putin.[2][3][4] The group reportedly consists of Russian emigrants who are primarily united by their opposition to Putin.[2] According to Ukrainian military officials, the group is not a part of the Ukrainian armed forces.[2] Assessments of the ideology of this group vary from far-right and white nationalist[2][4][5][6][7] to neo-Nazi.[8][9] The group positions themselves as right-wing conservative.[1][10] Its leader is reportedly Denis Kapustin, a neo-Nazi who in 2019 was banned from the Schengen Area.[11]
The group claimed responsibility for a March 2023 raid into the Bryansk region of Russia. Since May 2023, it has been launching larger cross-border raids into the Belgorod region of Russia, alongside the Freedom of Russia Legion.
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