The Russian Volunteer Corps, a military group of citizens of the Russian Federation fighting on the side of Ukraine, said on Tuesday that it plans to release Alexei Navalny from prison and fly the Kremlin critic to Ukraine, The Moscow Times reported.

The anti-Kremlin military group said it tried to “repulse” a convoy that was transporting Navalny from a prison in central Russia in December to a maximum-security penitentiary near the Arctic Circle, where he died on Friday, according to a published statement. the Russian prison system.

“We had to immediately reach the border with Ukraine, meet with the intelligence unit (Volunteer Corps) in order to cross the border and hide,” the military group said in a message published on the Telegram channel.

The Russian militants’ plan called “Operation “December” failed due to the “active” security measures of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) and FSB (FSB), especially regarding the date of its implementation by Navalny. transfer.

The date and time of transmission have been changed several times

“The date and time of the rollover have changed several times,” the DC of the Russian Federation reported.

Navalny later described how he was secretly transferred from the Volodymyr region, where he was serving a sentence on charges of fraud, to the remote Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, where he was to serve 19 years in prison for “extremism.”

According to Navalny, the trip to the Polar Wolf colony, where he was pronounced dead, included stops in at least five Russian cities over 20 days.

Russia’s volunteer corps said it was reviewing plans to release the 47-year-old Russian dissident after prison authorities announced his death on Friday.

“Unfortunately, we did not manage to save Oleksiy”

“Unfortunately, we could not save Oleksiy, but hundreds of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience remain in captivity,” the group said, adding: “We believe and are working to somehow free them from the clutches of the regime.” .

The Russian Volunteer Corps has published what appear to be internal documents and unreleased photos of Navalny in prison, suggesting that he received the materials from the colony’s leadership.

“Many of those working in the (Russian) system share our ideals and our vision for the future, which means they will selflessly help us and not be intimidated,” the group said.

The anti-Kremlin group said it released all the materials for several reasons.

“The dogs of the regime must know that the Russian volunteer corps has long arms. We know and can do a lot, and our resources are growing every day.

Perhaps this and other data we have can help other organizations fighting the criminal Kremlin regime. We are ready to cooperate.”