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National Republican Army (Russia)

Not to be confused with National Republican Army.
National Republican Army
Национальная республиканская армия
Dates of operation2022–present
Country Russia
Allegiance Congress of People's Deputies[citation needed]
IdeologyAnti-Putinism
Republicanism
Liberal democracy[citation needed]
Anti-authoritarianism[1][unreliable source?]
Anti-communism[citation needed]
Slogan"Let's take back our Motherland!" (Russian: Вернём себе Родину!)
Notable attacksKilling of Darya Dugina (claimed)[2]
Russian military commissariats attacks (claimed)[3]
Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky (claimed)[4]
StatusParamilitary
Allies
OpponentsRussia Russia under Vladimir Putin
Battles and wars
Colours    White-blue-white flag

The National Republican Army (NRA; Russian: Национальная республиканская армия, НРА, romanized: Natsionalnaya respublikanskaya armiya, NRA) is an alleged underground partisan group of Russians inside Russia working towards the violent overthrow of the Putin government.[1][6] The group claims to be a member of the Irpin Declaration, an alleged alliance of anti-government Russian militant groups.[5]

Ilya Ponomarev, a former member of the Russian State Duma,[a] has identified the group as being behind the assassination of Russian journalist Darya Dugina in August 2022, and "many other partisan actions carried out on the territory of Russia in recent months."[11][12][13][14] He said he has been "in touch" with representatives of the organization since April 2022.[12] He describes his role as similar to that played by Gerry Adams and Sinn Féin vis-à-vis the Provisional Irish Republican Army in the Troubles, and claimed that his role is limited to providing publicity, helping fugitives, and providing technical assistance; he denied providing weapons.[15]

Commentators have expressed doubts as to Ponomarev's claims about the group.[16][17] Media coverage of Dugina's assassination stresses that there is no independent verification of the Russian NRA's existence or its role in the assassination.[18][19] Nevertheless, the opposition Russian Action Committee blacklisted Ponomarev from its Free Russia Congress on grounds that he had "called for terrorist attacks on Russian territory." The Committee's statement also implied that Dugina was a "[civilian] who [did] not take part in the armed confrontation", and condemned denunciations of Aleksandr Dugin following the attack as "a demonstrative rejection of normal human empathy for the families of the victims."[20][21]

  1. ^ a b van Brugen, Isabel (22 August 2022). "What is Russia's anti-Putin "National Republican Army"?". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Russian partisans claim responsibility for assassination of Kremlin propagandist Daria Dugina". english.nv.ua. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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  4. ^ "National Republican Army takes responsibility for murder of propagandist Tatarsky". Ukrainska Pravda. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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  6. ^ "'Our task is to finish off Putin' Ex-lawmaker Ilya Ponomarev on Daria Dugina's death, the National Republican Army, and bringing down the Russian regime". Meduza. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ Majka, Christopher (7 December 2015). "Ilya Ponomarev: Opposing Putin's empire of swindlers and thieves". rabble.ca. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Russia puts out arrest warrant for the only Duma deputy who voted against Crimea". Meduza. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Илью Пономарева лишили мандата депутата Госдумы РФ" [Ilya Ponomarev was deprived of the mandate of the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation] (in Russian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Госдума лишила Илью Пономарева депутатского мандата" [The State Duma deprived Ilya Ponomarev of his deputy mandate]. TASS. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  11. ^ Harding, Luke (21 August 2022). "Ex-Russian MP claims Russian partisans responsible for Moscow car bomb". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Darya Dugina was killed by partisans of the National Republican Army – former Russian parliamentarian". Ukrainska Pravda. 21 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Ответственность за подрыв машины Дарьи Дугиной взяла на себя "Национальная республиканская армия" России — что о ней известно" [Responsibility for blowing up the car of Daria Dugina was taken by the "National Republican Army" of Russia - what is known about it]. Zerkalo.io (in Russian). 21 August 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  14. ^ Nadeau, Barbie Latza (22 August 2022). "Hasty Russian 'Probe' Pins Deadly Car Bomb on Mom-Kid Duo in Mini Cooper". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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