https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2025/07/05/russian-nationalist-at-the-front-part-1/
Introduction
Here we present the first part of this two-part series of articles, which consists of two interviews on different topics to provide a perspective on Russia and the war in Ukraine from a politically active person on the Russian nationalist right wing scene, Alexei Miltjakov, leader of Rusich.
The two articles should help to clear up many of the misunderstandings that exist about Russia and the war in Ukraine – including on the right wing.
The blog naturally distances itself from violence, terrorism, and all other forms of illegal activity. The actions and views of individuals and groups mentioned in the article series are their own.
We have originally translated it from Swedish and published it with permission from the Nordic Resistance Movement. Source: https://nordfront.se/rysk-nationalist-vid-fronten-introduktion-och-ukrainafragan
It was originally published on Nordfront.se on March 7, 2024.
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Russian nationalist at the front: Introduction, the Ukraine issue, and “denazification”
INTERVIEW • Last year, Nordfront interviewed a Ukrainian nationalist fighting in the Ukrainian army against Russia. Now it is time for a Russian nationalist fighting for Russia to share his views on Russia, Ukraine, and the ongoing conflict.
Last May, Nordfront published a two-part interview with a Ukrainian nationalist participating in the war against Russia. The background was the many questions that had arisen about the Ukrainian position, partly in light of the Euromaidan coup in 2014, but also the ongoing war in the country.
Just as one can question whether a nationalist is fighting for Ukraine, there are a number of questions surrounding how one can support the other side in the war. Russia has declared that its military special operation in Ukraine is an “anti-Nazi” campaign, and there are frequent reports of radical nationalists being persecuted in Russia.
When nationalists discuss the Ukraine issue, they often do so from a geopolitical or ideological perspective: some believe that it is best for the world if Russia wins and thus reduces NATO’s power, while others see Russia as a neo-Bolshevik force that threatens the whole of Europe. With these interviews, Nordfront wants to give the perspective of the nationalists who are actually participating in the conflict and risking their lives for what they believe in, regardless of which side they are on.
The person interviewed is Aleksey Miltjakov, leader of a paramilitary and nationalist movement called Reconnaissance, Sabotage, and Assault Group (DShRG) Rusich, which has been involved in the conflict in Donbass since 2014 on the side of the Russian separatists and further in Russia’s military special operation in Ukraine. Rusich recently came back into the spotlight when Jan Petrovskij, also known as “Veliki Slavian” (The Great Slav), who previously lived in Norway and also fought for Rusich in Ukraine, was sentenced to prison in Finland.
The interview questions were first written in Swedish, then translated into English and Russian. Miltjakov then wrote his answers in Russian, which were then translated into English and then into Swedish, followed by the same process with a series of follow-up questions. Nordfront has therefore tried to keep the translation as literal as possible. Comments in parentheses are Miltjakov’s own, while comments in square brackets and comments followed by “editor’s note” are Nordfront’s additions, which are only intended to explain something to the reader and are not comments on the answers themselves. In cases where a comment in square brackets comes from Rusich‘s own translator, this is indicated. We leave it entirely up to the reader to take a position on Miltjakov’s answers, just as we did when we interviewed the Ukrainian soldier.
In the first part, Miltjakov tells us more about himself, about Rusich, its role in Donbass and in the military special operation, as well as his views on Ukraine as a nation, the political developments since 2014, and the ongoing war in the country. We also ask what the “denazification” of Ukraine is really about. Miltjakov is also given the opportunity to respond to serious allegations made in a media report by young people.
In part two, we ask about Russia, what it is like to live as a nationalist in Russian society, and how Miltjakov feels that other nationalists in both Russia and around the world have reacted to the war.
