The first interview with separatist guerrillas, who recently began to fight for their independence, has been released.
Voronezh Republic – Eastern Slobozhanshchina, a historical Ukrainian land populated by ethnic Ukrainians, Russified by the occupying power.
Mikhail Oreshnikov
March 10, 2023
Mikhail Oreshnikov
How long ago did you start your activity?
VR
Personally, I have been since March 22, the channel started on April 1 of the same year. Then there was a big hype around the strikes on the Belgorod oil depots (if someone else, of course, remembers this), so I want to say that we chose the time to call successfully)
Mikhail Oreshnikov
If it’s not a secret, which of the well-known actions were carried out by the Voronezh partisans?
VR
Of the very well-known, so that they write about us directly in the media – not yet. Nevertheless, graffiti / wall “talks” with like-minded people are ours. Recently, the basement of a district police station was burned down – no one wrote about this, because it is more profitable for the authorities to hide this in every possible way, but we recorded the very fact of the Holy Fire.
Mikhail Oreshnikov
The arson of that basement was the first direct action?
VR
second. The first one was the cut tires of a Z-mobile a couple of months ago. However, we guarantee that APDs will start to be more frequent soon.
Mikhail Oreshnikov
I understand correctly that your main activity was rather intelligence and agitation until recently?
VR
Yes. Now, having already put together the foundation, we are moving on to more active actions.
Mikhail Oreshnikov
I correctly understood that your idea is the separation of the Voronezh Republic from the Russian Federation?
VR
Exactly. No compromises, confederations and other forms of unification with Moscow. Only independence, only a final break with the Empire.
Mikhail Oreshnikov
Was this decision influenced by the fact that due to the proximity of the borders, you can join Ukraine in the future?
VR
The idea of proximity to Ukraine (both territorial and historical) is recognized by many of us; however, the final decision will be subject to political discussions. Personally, for example, I am not against a certain integration, but another, my colleague, is a supporter of complete independence.
Mikhail Oreshnikov
How did you come up with the idea to get started?
VR
In October-November, it seems, 2018, I came across several materials of regionalist content. Dragged out. Around the same time, I realized that Muscovy never ceased to be an Empire. Nevertheless, all this finally took shape at the end of the year before last, when I actively began to study the history of my native land in depth. Also, all this was facilitated by the obsessive thought that Moscow is insolently ripping off our region, forcing it, having a huge economic potential, to beg for its own money from the center. In fact, there are many reasons why I began to think about this, but the last straw was, of course, the start of the war. Then I realized that Moscow was simply pulling us to the bottom along with itself. Then he began to act.
Mikhail Oreshnikov
Do you have a regional dialect or dialect that distinguishes you from the inhabitants of the center of the Russian Federation?
VR
Dahl noted the similarity with the “Little Russian dialects” + there are several of its own features (the use of various prepositions in non-standard meanings, declensions according to the “Ukrainian” type, gekanye, etc.). In principle, it is not surprising if even 120 years ago the Ukrainian language was shaky in our area, but the majority. And so, with the formation of universal education and globalization, gradually all the features of local dialects disappear.
Mikhail Oreshnikov
Do you have any ideological position?
VR
Decentralized management, civil initiative, the most reduced state apparatus, freedom of private capital. Something like this.
Mikhail Oreshnikov
It looks like the Free Chuvashia program 🙂 which I write there
What would you like to beginner partisans?
VR
In fact, there are only three principles:
1) Good organizational structure.
2) Observance of a delicate balance between trust in comrades and caution
3) Willingness to act
