There are inactive clashes in the border strip on the Russian side, close Kursk and Bielgorod. 1 of the participants in the combined operation of the Free Legion of Russia, the Siberian Battalion and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) is an officer of the second formation. Although erstwhile intelligence and counterintelligence workers most frequently hold anonymity, Ilja is simply a individual commonly known in Ukraine. He became an informal spokesperson for the RDK. He had previously served in the FSB and in the Russian army.