Freedom of Russia Legion announces fresh operations in Russia 

This is reported by The Guardian.

“There will be a further surprise in the next month or so. It will be our third operation. After that there will be a fourth, and fifth. We have ambitious plans. We want to free all our territory,” Caesar, a spokesperson for the anti-Putin paramilitary group, said in an interview with the Observer in Kyiv.

The publication also shared that Caesar’s real name is Maximillian Andronnikov. He is a former fitness coach from Sochi and St Petersburg. 

According to Caesar, his militia can function only with the help of the Ukrainian military, but he said that once they are on the territory of Russia, they make their own independent decisions.

Armored vehicles of the legion were mainly taken from Russian warehouses captured in Ukraine.

Andronnikov also responded to the Kremlin's statements about heavy losses among its fighters.

"They dressed up dead bodies in Ukrainian uniforms and put them on TV. Ours look different. It was all a dumb lie," the statement reads.

What's happening in the Belgorod region

On May 22, the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps announced that they have taken control of the towns of Kozinka and Gora-Podol in the Belgorod region of Russia, and their advanced units have entered the city of Graivoron.

On June 2, the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps announced the second phase of their operation in the Belgorod region. This time, the Russian partisans focused on the city of Shebekino.

On June 3, the "legionnaires" accused Putin's troops of randomly shelling the Belgorod region and urged the residents to evacuate further into Ukraine.

According to the Russian Volunteer Corps on June 3, the border zone in the Belgorod region is turning into a deserted area with no local administration or police. They aim to establish a presence in this gray zone to restore order later.

On the morning of June 4, volunteers reported fighting near Shebekino.

In the afternoon of June 4, the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps released a video showing two captured individuals, who appealed to the regional head Vyacheslav Gladkov, asking him to come and take the prisoners who belong to the Russian-controlled army.

Although Gladkov agreed to the meeting, he ultimately did not show up. The Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps announced their intention to hand over the Russian prisoners to the Ukrainian side for an exchange.

Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Ukrainian State Government, stated that if Ukraine receives requests for a safe passage for the residents of the Belgorod region, they will consider them.

On Wednesday, June 7, fighters from the Freedom of Russia Legion declared that they consider Crimea as a temporarily occupied part of Ukraine.

Also, on June 7, the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps claimed that they have been in control of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Belgorod region for the past seven days.

On June 19, the authorities of the Belgorod region accused the Armed Forces of shelling the Valuyki district, allegedly resulting in injuries to seven people.