The Russian commander of the paramilitary group that launched an operation this week in an area bordering Ukraine said today that his group would soon launch new attacks inside Russian territory.

Denis Kapustin, the self-described commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), spoke to reporters from Ukrainian soil, a day after Moscow announced it had repelled the incursion into the Belgorod region.

Kiev says the attack was carried out by Russian civilians, attributing it to internal strife. Two organizations operating in Ukraine, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Legion for the Freedom of Russia, claimed responsibility.

The Russian military says it repelled the gunmen who carried out the attack using armored vehicles and pushed survivors back into Ukraine.

“I think you’ll see us on that side again,” said Kapustin, who introduced himself by his nickname, “White Rex.” “I can’t reveal the next moves, I can’t even reveal the orders. The (…) border is quite long in length. But again there will be a point where things get hot,” he said.

Kapustin was repeatedly asked about Western media reports that his group used US military equipment intended to defend Ukraine against Russian invasion. But he avoided giving a direct answer. “I know exactly where I got my weapons. Unfortunately, not from the Western partners,” he said. He also hinted that Western military equipment fell into the hands of the Russians in the battle to capture Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, and that such weapons can be bought on the black market. “I think I explained that Western military aid unfortunately comes and goes. In Bakhmut, for example, I know that many armored vehicles, American armored vehicles, were captured by Russian forces.

Kapustin said Ukraine supported his team by only providing them with information, fuel, food and medicine. “And, of course, the Ukrainian army took care of our wounded. But anything more than that would make things difficult. Every decision we make (…) beyond our borders is our decision. Obviously we can ask our (Ukrainian) comrades and friends for their help in planning,” he added.

The RVC says it is made up of Russians fighting in Ukraine against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US-based Anti-Defamation League describes Kapustin as “a Russian neo-Nazi who lived for many years in Germany”.

Kapustin said his organization is right-wing, but when asked if he was concerned that Russia labeled him a Nazi, he replied that he “doesn’t care about the insults of the enemy.”

“Our future plans are to enter new territories of the Russian Federation… Be patient, wait a couple of days,” he concluded.