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Six months after being founded, it was incorporated into Ukraine's official National Guard.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2015-04-23|title=Роз'яснення щодо статусу спецпідрозділу "Азов"|url=https://ngu.gov.ua/ua/news/rozyasnennya-shchodo-statusu-specpidrozdilu-azov|newspaper=National Guard of Ukraine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709162323/http://ngu.gov.ua/ua/news/rozyasnennya-shchodo-statusu-specpidrozdilu-azov|archive-date=2015-07-09|retrieved=2022-01-09|quote=}}</ref> They have fought against [[Russian Federation|Russia]] and pro-Russian rebels in Donbas.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2015-08-04|title=Ukrainian Military Personnel: Volunteers|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/volunteers.htm|newspaper=Global Security.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-09|quote=}}</ref> | Six months after being founded, it was incorporated into Ukraine's official National Guard.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2015-04-23|title=Роз'яснення щодо статусу спецпідрозділу "Азов"|url=https://ngu.gov.ua/ua/news/rozyasnennya-shchodo-statusu-specpidrozdilu-azov|newspaper=National Guard of Ukraine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709162323/http://ngu.gov.ua/ua/news/rozyasnennya-shchodo-statusu-specpidrozdilu-azov|archive-date=2015-07-09|retrieved=2022-01-09|quote=}}</ref> They have fought against [[Russian Federation|Russia]] and pro-Russian rebels in Donbas.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2015-08-04|title=Ukrainian Military Personnel: Volunteers|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/volunteers.htm|newspaper=Global Security.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-09|quote=}}</ref> | ||
It is a not insignificant part of the Ukrainian National Guard, being a regiment of at least 1,000 soldiers as of 2014.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160124064419/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-azov-idUSKBN0ML0XJ20150325 Ultra-nationalist Ukrainian battalion gears up for more fighting] (2015-03-25). ''Reuters''</ref> A regiment typically ranges from 2,000 to 8,000 heads.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/regiment</ref> Some allege that it plays a core role in the fascist base of the Ukrainian government in the present day whilst being the product of a line of fascists since the Nazi collaborators in [[Second World War|WWII]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/zwRrVR0v7Bk We're arming neo-Nazis!] (2022-01-25). ''Workers Party of Britain, YouTube''</ref><ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/putin-calls-ukraine-fasci_b_6600292 Is Ukraine Fascist?] (2015-02-03). ''HuffPost.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20220226000533/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/putin-calls-ukraine-fasci_b_6600292 Archived] from the original on 2022-02-26.</ref> | |||
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Azov Special Operations Detachment Окремий загін спеціального призначення «Азов» | |
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| Leader | Denys Prokopenko |
| Founded | 5 May 2014 |
The Azov Special Operations Detachment, also known as the Azov Battalion is a neo-Nazi[1] Ukrainian militia trained, funded and armed by the United States.[2][3][4]
Six months after being founded, it was incorporated into Ukraine's official National Guard.[5] They have fought against Russia and pro-Russian rebels in Donbas.[6]
It is a not insignificant part of the Ukrainian National Guard, being a regiment of at least 1,000 soldiers as of 2014.[7] A regiment typically ranges from 2,000 to 8,000 heads.[8] Some allege that it plays a core role in the fascist base of the Ukrainian government in the present day whilst being the product of a line of fascists since the Nazi collaborators in WWII.[9][10]
References
- ↑ Lev Golinkin (2019-02-22). "Neo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine" The Nation. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ↑ "Ukraine extremists armed with US antitank weapons systems - Russian OSCE ambassador" (2018-01-18).
- ↑ James Carden (2016-01-14). "Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill" The Nation. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ↑ "Supporting Neo-Nazis in Ukraine".
- ↑ "Роз'яснення щодо статусу спецпідрозділу "Азов"" (2015-04-23). National Guard of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ↑ "Ukrainian Military Personnel: Volunteers" (2015-08-04). Global Security.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ↑ Ultra-nationalist Ukrainian battalion gears up for more fighting (2015-03-25). Reuters
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/regiment
- ↑ We're arming neo-Nazis! (2022-01-25). Workers Party of Britain, YouTube
- ↑ Is Ukraine Fascist? (2015-02-03). HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.