Гражданский совет | |
| Formation | 2 November 2022; 3 years ago (2022-11-02) |
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| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
International Secretary | Anastasiya Sergeyeva |
| Website | https://civiccouncil.info |
TheCivil Council (Russian:Гражданский совет,romanized: Grazhdansky sovet;Ukrainian:Громадянська рада,romanized: Hromadianska rada) is a political association that announced the recruitment of volunteers into the ranks of national units within theArmed Forces of Ukraine, including theRussian Volunteer Corps (RDC), as well as regional and national organizations of civil resistance in Russia.
The Civil Council was established inWarsaw on 2 November 2022 with a public announcement.[1] According to the secretary of the council, Anastasia Sergeyeva, there was a long process when a group of leaders from different regions of Russia was formed. Taking theKastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment as an example, it was decided to recruit Russians opposed to the government ofRussia under Vladimir Putin, both in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and by training professionals for resistance groups inside Russia.[2] Anastasia Sergeeva called the RDK the only unit of Russian citizens in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in contrast to theFreedom of Russia Legion, which"to this day is shrouded in a veil of mystery", despite statements about its existence.[2] It took several months to agree on the recruitment regulations. A major role was played byIsa Akaiev, who since 2014 led theKrym Battalion.[3]
In November 2023, the Civic Council was designated as "undesirable" in Russia.[4]
Volunteers were trained and joined the ranks of the following units:
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