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Mar 2 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Bryansk "attack" a 🧵

Videos are circulating of "troops" in the Bryansk villages of Sushany and Liubechane

Some digging found this picture of Denis “WhiteRex” Kapustin - who organized the RDK in Ukraine in August 2022, claiming to be in Bryansk

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The RDK or Russian Volunteer Corps is not part of the Ukrainian military or part of the UKR Russian Legion (which is former Russian POWs fighting for Ukraine)

The Russian Legion is not affiliated with the Russian Imperial Legion (RIM) or the RUS BARS-13 Russia Legion

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Denis “WhiteRex” Kapustin is an accelerationist, MMA fighter, and Neo-Nazi, who lost his residency permit in Germany in 2019 due to his activities, is (or was) wanted by the United States FBI, wanted in Russia, and was investigated for drug trafficking in Ukraine

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According to Anti-Fascist Europe, the RDK has about 50 members

The flag they are holding is a design by World War II Nazi collaborator and Russian Liberation Army (ROA) officer Viktor Larionov

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The anti-Putin position of the RDK aligns with the Russia Imperial Movement (RIM), which wants to see Russia return to an ethnostate ruled not by Putin but by those with bloodlines to the Czars and the rules of the Russian Orthodox Church

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Denis Kapustin's Telegram page is one wild rabbit hole where he simultaneously praises and condemns Igor Mangushev after he was executed

Agreeing with Neo-Nazi values but condemning him for fighting for Russia

(one example there is more)

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Conclusion/Hot Take

The claims of raids in Bryansk seem somewhat legit

This appears to be some bizarre accelerationist attack. unaffiliated with Ukraine's government

The RDK is the brainchild of Kapustin and has approx 50 members

The same number of attackers in Bryansk

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