Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) said the anti-Kremlin partisan movement Freedom of Russia has carried out a series of sabotage attacks on Russian railway infrastructure, destroying dozens of locomotives used to transport military supplies to the front.

"Freedom of Russia Legion" claims responsibility for sabotage

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, partisan movements have emerged both in occupied Ukrainian territories and within Russia itself, targeting military infrastructure and supply routes. Among them, the Freedom of Russia Legion - a group of anti-Kremlin fighters composed of Russian citizens opposing Vladimir Putin’s regime - has become one of the most visible. 

According to a statement published by HUR on Thursday, the Freedom of Russia movement conducted coordinated operations targeting the logistics network of the Russian army. Using improvised incendiary devices, the partisans reportedly set fire to control and power systems of multiple locomotives across Russian territory.

Attacks aim to disrupt critical military supply lines to the front

“These locomotives were used by the occupiers to deliver weapons, ammunition, and equipment for the war against Ukraine,” HUR said. The agency added that the attacks “significantly slowed the movement of enemy resources and disrupted the stability of supply lines to Russian units at the front.”

In a separate statement on Tuesday, Freedom of Russia said its “resistance had delivered a series of powerful blows to Putin’s army logistics,” claiming that the operation destroyed “dozens of locomotives transporting weapons, ammunition, and equipment to the front.” The group said the damaged systems “burned out completely, making the trains impossible to repair.”

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HUR described Freedom of Russia as one of the most active and effective resistance movements operating inside Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Operating in coordination with Ukraine’s defense intelligence, the group has claimed responsibility for numerous acts of sabotage since the start of the full-scale war, including cross-border raids, railway disruptions, and attacks on military facilities aimed at undermining Moscow’s war effort from within.