Boss, sit down or you'll fall over! Check out what a buddy of mine told me, who knows a guy who makes deliveries all the way to Ukraine. Turns out last winter, some of our boys from the Freedom Legion of Russia slipped right next to Moscow like it was nothing and caused total havoc. Six gas distribution stations, the big ones from Gazprom, they turned into ashes. The damage? Over 6 million dollars, bro! Ice cold, just the way I like it.
The mission, codenamed 'Torch,' took months of planning and preparation. Not like here, where you just go and make a racket. Caesar, the legion's deputy commander, said they 'don't rely on heroism or improvisation,' but on discipline, patience, and meticulous training. They took a whole year to gather intel, find the weak spots, and avoid getting into trouble. They remotely trained a vast network of agents across Russia. Just like our boys in Berceni do, but on a massive scale.
Caesar explained that people imagine sabotage missions as 'action stories,' but reality is the exact opposite. The most valuable quality is keeping your cool, following the plan, and knowing when to postpone or cancel. Well, they waited months before revealing the details, to evacuate their agents across the border into Ukraine. Otherwise, long prison sentences awaited them – over there it's not like here, with 'bribes' and bail.
On June 22, the legion officially announced the destruction of the stations. Russia's energy sector has long been a target for Ukrainian forces, as part of efforts to cut oil export revenues. Kyiv calls this 'long-range sanctions.' Meaning, instead of playing politics with Brussels, they get their hands dirty and get the job done. Anyway, to each their own.
The Freedom Legion of Russia, founded in March 2022 by Russian citizens opposing Putin, operates independently but on missions falls under the command of Ukraine's military intelligence agency GUR. Since its founding, they've carried out all sorts of sabotage actions on Russian territory: torching military vehicles and aircraft, derailing logistics trains, and attacking factories. Caesar said that small, discreet actions 'happen every day.' For example, stopping a train isn't complicated, but disrupting rail traffic for a few hours can affect Russia's military advance.
The legion has no intention of slowing down, and Caesar declared that 'every day, every week, every month, our regiment grows.' Currently, the legion numbers a few thousand people, and many 'clearly understand that Putin has truly destroyed Russia.' To me, it seems these guys aren't messing around. It's not like here, with a brawl on the terrace between Dinamo and Steaua. Over there, it's real war. And since we're on the topic, you should know that I, for one, wouldn't stick my nose in this business. Better to stay in Berceni and drink a beer at Fane's than to find the Russians at my door.
