The FRL was formed in March 2022, shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, "out of the wish of Russians to fight together with the Ukrainian people against Putin's armed gang". Moscow sees them as "terrorist formations".
The groups said they crossed into Belgorod and Kursk and were engaged in battles there, in attacks Kyiv says were carried out independently of Ukraine.įighters wearing military fatigues seemingly used advanced weaponry and tanks to storm the regions. Three groups of fighters purporting to be Ukraine-based Russians - theįreedom of Russia Legion, Russian Volunteer Corps and Siberianīattalion - claim to have launched incursions into Russia this week. He said all the technical questions concerning the project had been solved apart from finding a solution on how to cool the nuclear reactor. Mr Borisov spoke also of Russian plans to build a nuclear powered cargo spaceship. "This is a very serious should be done in automatic mode, without the presence of humans," he said of the possible plan. Solar panels would not be able to provide enough electricity to power future lunar settlements, he said, while nuclear power could. The head of Russia's space agency said last week that Russia and China had been jointly working on a lunar programme and that Moscow was able to contribute with its expertise on "nuclear space energy".
The comments come after Yuri Borisov, head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, said last week that Russia and China were considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon from 2033-2035. Setting up a nuclear-powered unit in space is a priority, Vladimir Putin has said.