Videos with direct actions May 4 - 10, 2026

From May 4 to May 10, 2026, a series of new videos with recordings of “direct action” actions appeared in far-right Telegram channels. Among them are attacks by non-Russians, drunks, arson of shops, kiosks, stalls and cars of natives of Central Asia and the Caucasus, a damaged flag with the inscription “Happy Victory Day”.

Violence

On April 4, a video appeared in one of the far-right Telegram channels where:

• The far right beat up a passerby. The start of the attack was not captured on camera. In the first frame, the victim is already lying on the ground, and the attackers are kicking him. There were two people beating, and their accomplice filmed what was happening on camera. The victim was considered non-Russian - the pre-credits promote attacks with racist motives. Graffiti on the wall of the “sueta” house was captured in the frame.
• The far right tracked down a man walking down the street and attacked him from behind. The operator sprayed pepper spray, and the second attacker began punching and kicking him in the head and torso. The victim covered his face and body from the blows. There were two beatings, including the operator, and the third “stood on watch.” The reason for the attack was that the victim was considered non-Russian.

On April 6, a video was posted showing a scene of an attack on a drunk passerby. In the first footage, the far-right man followed a drunken man, called him “Untermensch” and hit him several times. In the second part, the victim lies unconscious on the steps. The attacker first doused the victim with vodka and then kicked him twice, saying that he should have been set on fire. The victim is a drunk man of Slavic appearance. In the description of the video it is called “bio-garbage.”

On April 6, a video appeared in which an ultra-right activist followed a passerby on the street and hit him in the back with something. The victim turned around, stood up, and was hit again. At this point the video is interrupted. In the credits the weapon is called "cold steel", but the weapon is impossible to distinguish. The victim is a strong man of non-Slavic appearance. In the credits they call him a “blockhead.”

On April 7, a video appeared showing a scene of a man being beaten while he was lying down. The video showed footage of the victim lying on the ground, clutching a phone in his hands, and the attackers surrounded him and alternately kicked him. Two of them also punched the victim in the head. There were five attackers, including the operator.

Damage to property

On April 8, a video appeared in which a teenager threw a Molotov cocktail at the wall of a store, after which a fire started. The description of the video states that it was “an arson attack on a store owned by the occupiers. The video was timed to coincide with May 5, which, according to the authors of the video, is “the day of shareholders trapped within the four walls of the ZOG.” The administrator in one of the messages boasted about buying a knife for 15 euros; he probably does not live in Russia.

On April 10, a video was posted where the far right tore down the “Happy Victory Day” flag, cut it and trampled on it. One was damaging the flag, and the second was filming what was happening on camera. The far-right man wore a mask and was dressed in the style of the far-right subculture: a Thor Steinar hoodie.

On April 4, a video appeared of far-right protesters setting fire to a stall with the sign “hot cakes.” One arsonist doused the kiosk with flammable liquid and set it on fire. The second one was filming from the side. The reason for the arson was that the premises belonged to non-Russians.

On April 6, a video appeared where:

• The ultra-rightist poured liquid on the wheel of a Lexus car with a foreign license plate and then set it on fire with a match. In the credits the car is called a “foreign cattle truck.”
• The far-right man doused the kiosk with flammable liquid and set it on fire with a match. The inscription “etli ekmek” - a Turkish dish - was partially included in the frame. The arson was probably not committed in Russia. In the credits, the premises are called an “enemy retail outlet.”
• The far-right man poured flammable liquid on the kiosk and set it on fire with a match.

Sources

• Based on materials from far-right Telegram channels.