Despite the regime’s efforts to silence the internet, the media, and citizens—and to imprison anyone who steps out of line until they rot—the resistance movement is carrying out successful sabotage operations, and new resistance movements and armed units are emerging.
CRIMEAN PARTISANS | Attack on the “Kuban-Crimea” gas pipeline
Thanks to tireless volunteers from the resistance movement, we have learned about a partisan group whose existence we were previously unaware of. It operates in occupied Crimea and has introduced itself through the successful sabotage of Russian infrastructure.
Occupied Crimea:
Fighters of the Crimean Partisans movement carried out sabotage on the “Kuban-Crimea” main gas pipeline. According to their claims, this is a significant blow to the energy infrastructure of the Russian Federation.
The gas pipeline forms the main artery of the peninsula’s gas network. A nighttime explosion damaged the pipes, caused a gas leak, and partially disrupted the supply to Simferopol and Sevastopol. The “Kuban-Crimea” pipeline was built by Moscow as a key component of connecting annexed Crimea with Russia. Its damage complicates fuel supplies for the occupation administration and military facilities.
Coordination with drone attack
The sabotage took place at the same time as the nighttime drone attack on March 6. The Russian-appointed “governor” of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, and the Krymgazseti server subsequently admitted to extensive outages in Simferopol as well. They attempted to explain the cause as falling debris after an aerial target was hit.
The group describes the action as a response to Russian colonization policy, repression, and the displacement of Crimean Tatars.
The regime is losing control
The partisans declare that the Russian authorities are losing control even over infrastructure they considered well-secured. While air defense reports successful interceptions, partisan groups are attacking strategic targets directly on the ground.
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HATRED Tactical Group | Ataman “Eney” has fallen, but the Free Cossacks continue the fight
We have already written about the Free Cossack Detachment within the Russian Volunteer Corps. This unit intends to build upon its legacy. Conditions have changed, but the Cossacks, it seems, have not…
Ukraine; Cossacks from the HATRED group write:
“Veterans of the Russo-Ukrainian war and members of the Yertaul movement announce the formation of the ‘Hatred’ volunteer special-purpose detachment within the Bunker Group.
The ideology of the detachment is Cossackdom and the struggle for Cossack independence. The war will not end until Cossack statehood is restored. To bring this day closer, everyone’s contribution is needed. And we, the heirs of Bulavin’s regiments, the armies of the Cossack states of the 1st and 2nd Spolokh periods, and the Idea of Free Cossackdom, contribute our small part on the battlefield and want to do so meaningfully.
The idea of the struggle lives in the mind of every supporter of independence: the desire to regain what was lost, what rightfully belongs to us. For more than a hundred years, our homeland has been under Moscow’s occupation, and everyone remembers the struggle of the Cossack nation for its own statehood. At the forefront have always stood, and will always stand, representatives of the Free Cossack Movement, who have been fighting for an entire century.
The 1st Free Cossack Detachment was formed by members of the Yertaul movement within the Russian Volunteer Corps at the end of 2023. Our brothers carried out many successful expeditions both in eastern Ukraine and in territories controlled by the so-called Russian Federation. The Cossacks operated in various sectors of the front: in the Luhansk region, near Avdiivka, in Kozinka in the Belgorod region, in Vovchansk, Kherson, Kupiansk, the Sumy region, and elsewhere.
Unfortunately, at the beginning of 2026, the second ataman of the detachment, Timofey „Eney“ Anufriyev, fell in battle—that day, each of us perceived it as the date the detachment was disbanded.
The „Hatred“ Tactical Group is the ideological successor to the 1st Free Cossack Detachment. Locations of operation change, leadership and allies change, but the Idea of the Free Cossack Detachment will live on as long as there is a will among Cossack nationalists for active struggle against the enemies of independence and dignity. We did not give up, we did not retreat—we fought and we will fight. And perhaps you will join this war too—not someone else’s war, but the war for our home.”
In the first phase, recruitment is underway for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) group and for combat medics, with a gradual expansion of specializations and positions.
Due to temporary difficulties with the transportation of fighters, only citizens of Ukraine and citizens of neighboring countries who are already on the territory of Ukraine are being accepted. Important clarification: at this time, there will NOT be mass recruitment. Selection will be made from a limited number of candidates.
EVERYTHING WILL BE OUR WAY!
Text written by a comrade and fellow fighter, a veteran of the Yertaul movement—Yuksara.”
Source | About the Free Cossack Detachment
BLACK SPARK | Successful attack on two main GAZPROM gas pipelines near Saint Petersburg
We have heard of Black Spark before. This is the partisan group that, in cooperation with Ukrainian intelligence, blew up, among other things, a significant section of an oil pipeline. But back then, we didn’t know much about them. Now we can offer you more.
Saint Petersburg area; partisans from the Black Spark movement write:
“Two main Gazprom gas pipelines near Saint Petersburg, in the historical territory of Ingria: Belousovo-Leningrad and Konnaya Lakhta, were blown up within a single day.
Both supply gas to power Russian industrial giants such as Severnaja Verf, Admiralty Shipyards, the Kirov Plant, and the production plants of the Almaz-Antey concern. These are manufacturers of military equipment ranging from surface warships to launchers for strategic missile systems. Konnaya Lakhta also supplies gas to the Northwest Thermal Power Plant (TPP). The extent of the damage to the Belousovo-Leningrad pipeline forced the closure of a section of the pipeline for several weeks.
Gazprom’s losses alone are estimated at more than 100 million rubles.”
Who is Black Spark?
A Russian underground movement whose members originally believed in Russia’s future through the defeat of the enemy in war. Consequently, some joined the fighting in Donbas in 2014 and headed to the front after 2022. However, they discovered that the conflict leads to further losses of the Slavic population, while Russia is being occupied by migrants.
They consider the fight against the Kremlin to be the only way to prevent the extinction of the Russian nation. They are willing to unite with anyone who supports freedom for all Russians. They cooperate with the HUR in attacks on key military infrastructure.
It is not without interest that the spokesperson for the initiative recently became the former vice-president of Gazprombank and a veteran of the Russian war against Ukraine, though fighting on the Ukrainian side—Igor Volobuyev.
Source | About Black Spark
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KUBAN INSURGENT MOVEMENT | Sabotage at a military airfield
Experienced partisans from Kuban dared to target a military airfield this time. Given the ban on filming and photography, we can speculate that the results of their action are not particularly pleasant for the regime.
Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai:
The Kuban Insurgent Movement (KPD) has claimed responsibility for a sabotage operation targeting facilities used for the operation of Su-25SM3 attack aircraft and Shahed/Geran type unmanned aerial vehicles. The target of the attack was a key logistical and operational hub for the southern group of Russian forces.
A large-scale fire and a series of explosions occurred on the territory of the military airfield in Primorsko-Akhtarsk on May 22, which, according to available information, hit the infrastructure of military unit 75387, the headquarters of the 960th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment.
According to testimonies, local residents heard several powerful explosions around 1:00 PM, after which thick black smoke appeared over the military facility. Immediately after the incident, exits from the city were closed, an internet outage occurred in the area, and residents were prohibited from taking photographs and videos.
Official sources described the incident as a fire with no casualties. However, independent sources and the SOTA server state that the explosion of an improvised explosive device may have caused injuries or deaths among base personnel. According to these sources, the wounded were transported during the night to the regional hospital in Krasnodar.
The event drew increased attention due to the strategic importance of the airfield in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, which is associated with Russian Air Force operations and the deployment of strike drones against Ukraine.
Source | About the Kuban Insurgent Movement
DIRECT ACTION | A new revolutionary movement has emerged
We have been corresponding with the partisans for a long time. We value their trust, although we know we can do very little for them. But we can write about them. Therefore, we are pleased that the Direct Action team informed us about the creation of the new organization and shared their visions with us.
“You must fight for your rights.”
Veterans of partisan warfare have founded the new movement DIRECT ACTION. Actors from various initiatives have joined forces to jointly implement projects within the new movement, which unites people with different political views around the same goals and methods of struggle.
They say about themselves:
“Direct Action is a Russian national-anarchist organization that conducts armed struggle against the Putin regime on the territory of Russia. In the best traditions of the resistance, we promote the creation of a horizontal structure in which Brotherhood, Freedom, and Equality are not just words, but the basic principle of the organization’s functioning, without which its existence is inconceivable.
We are neither left nor right. „Direct Action“ is a revolutionary movement for all who want to liberate Russia from the slave chains of the Putin regime. Our thinking transcends the boundaries of the political spectrum—we strive to unite all revolutionary forces.
It is important to fight for rights and freedoms, but not locally and in a limited way. It is necessary to fight for regime change by force; without regime change, Russia will not be able to embark on the European path of development and become a free country. Comprehensive changes are the only way to liberate Russia. And to achieve them, it is necessary to fight—and certainly not just with lanterns and banners.”
What do we know about DIRECT ACTION?
An umbrella revolutionary movement with a horizontal structure and strict security protocol, founded by veterans of partisan struggle from other initiatives. Their goal is a democratic Russia following the European path. They do not consider it possible to achieve this goal in any way other than by force.
One of the first steps of the new organization was joining the COALITION of Indigenous Peoples, an initiative that unites regions and republics under the control of the Russian Federation and conducts political negotiations on their behalf with Ukraine and the West.
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