Freedom of Russia Legion
The Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL, Russian: Легион «Свобода России», romanized: Legion "Svoboda Rossii"; Ukrainian: Легіон «Свобода Росії», romanized: Lehion "Svoboda Rosii"; abbr. ЛСР, romanized: LSR), also called the Free Russia Legion, is a Ukrainian-based paramilitary unit of Russian citizens, which opposes the Russian regime of Vladimir Putin and its invasion of Ukraine. It was formed in March 2022 and is reportedly part of Ukraine's International Legion. It consists of defectors from the Russian Armed Forces, and other Russian volunteers, some of whom had emigrated to Ukraine. It is one of several such units participating in the Russo-Ukrainian War on behalf of Ukraine.
| Freedom of Russia Legion | |
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| Легион «Свобода России» (Russian) Легіон «Свобода Росії» (Ukrainian) | |
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| Founded | 10 March 2022 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Irpin Declaration (alleged) |
| Branch | Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine) |
| Type | Foreign volunteer legion |
| Size | Two battalions (as claimed by the Legion) |
| Motto(s) | "For Russia! For freedom!" (Russian: За Россию! За свободу!) and "Russia will be free!" (Russian: Россия будет свободной!) |
| Colors | White-blue-white |
| March | "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya" |
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| Website | https://legionliberty.army/ |
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| Current commander | Unknown Maximilian Andronnikov (speaker) |
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Since 22 May 2023, the Legion has launched cross-border raids into the Belgorod region of Russia, alongside the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) and the Sibir Battalion.