- Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance
Vigil category device — drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role. Not an official insignia.
In brief
Volunteer unit of Russian citizens formed within Ukrainian military structures in October 2023 — publicly confirmed by Kyiv at the time — and named with the Freedom of Russia Legion and the RDK in the March 2024 cross-border raids. Reported as part of Defence Intelligence's international legion; public information beyond that is thin and largely self-published.
- Scope
- Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
- Subordination
- Subordination reported
- Record state
- Stub
About this record
Stub — a structured placeholder meeting the public-stub threshold: name, place in the force tree, broad role, and a dated status. A full profile follows source review.
Related organisations
- Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR/GUR) Reported association · as of 2024-03 · moderate confidence
Reported as a battalion within Defence Intelligence's international legion, and distinguished in reporting from the other Russian formations by being inside the regular Armed Forces structure. Recorded as an association because no Ukrainian statement publishes the subordination.
Lineage & institutional history
Formal parent institution: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine — International Legion framework (reported)
Campaign involvement
Cross-border incursions into Belgorod and Kursk regions
A recurring campaign of raids into Russia's Belgorod and Kursk border regions by Russian formations fighting on Ukraine's side — the Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps and, in 2024 reporting, the Siberian Battalion — peaking around the March 2024 Russian presidential election. Distinct from the August 2024 Kursk incursion, which was conducted by regular Ukrainian forces.
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Assessed as of — 2026-07 Last reviewed — 2026-09-28
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