Yuliya Talmazan is a reporter for NBC News Digital, based in London.
Russia was hit by a wave of attacks Tuesday, with Ukrainian drones striking targets deep inside the country from the air while anti-Kremlin armed groups said they had staged a cross-border incursion on the ground. The attacks were the latest sign of Kyiv's growing ability and determination to take the fight to its neighbor's territory, and came just days ahead of a presidential election that will see Vladimir Putin re-assert his rule.
It released a video of its fighters in an undisclosed location, shooting in the dark. The group's leader and some members have endorsed neo-Nazi ideologies. Another military group that calls itself the Siberian Battalion also claimed to have crossed the border Tuesday. “We said earlier that it would not be possible to overthrow the criminal dictatorial regime in the Russian Federation peacefully. It can only be eliminated with weapons in hand,” it said in a post on Telegram.