Underground Movement Black Spark Aims to Overthrow Putin by Force
Russia’s anti-Putin underground movement vows to overthrow dictator by force
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The underground Russian resistance group Black Spark, led by defector Igor Volobuev, is advocating for the armed overthrow of Vladimir Putin. The group claims to have a network of professionals and anti-war activists inside Russia, denouncing the invasion of Ukraine and aiming to dismantle Putin's regime and the Russian state itself.
- 01Black Spark is led by Igor Volobuev, a former banking vice president who defected to Ukraine after the invasion.
- 02The group claims to have influential members embedded within Russia, including those linked to Gazprom.
- 03Black Spark's manifesto calls for armed resistance and aims to destroy Russia's oil industry, which they view as crucial to Putin's power.
- 04Volobuev emphasizes that Putin cannot be removed without force, stating that the regime's collapse is necessary.
- 05The movement has a small social media presence but claims to be building a powerful network of anti-Putin activists.
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Black Spark, an underground resistance movement in Russia, is advocating for the armed overthrow of President Vladimir Putin. Led by Igor Volobuev, a former vice president at Gazprombank who defected to Ukraine, the group is forming a clandestine network of professionals, business figures, and anti-war activists within Russia. Volobuev asserts that the movement is gaining traction, despite its small social media following of under 3,000 on Telegram and 1,500 on X. The group's manifesto calls for armed resistance, denouncing Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a national shame and asserting that merely removing Putin is insufficient; they advocate for the collapse of the Russian state itself. Volobuev claims that members include influential figures from the Gazprom system and that their primary goal is to sabotage the oil industry, which they see as vital to Putin's regime. He argues that the Russian populace is growing weary of Putin's leadership, stating, 'He’s burning them in the fire of war.'
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The movement's activities could lead to increased tensions within Russia and potentially escalate conflicts related to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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