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{{Infobox political party|name=Azov Special Operations Detachment|native_name=Окремий загін спеціального призначення «Азов»|founded=5 May 2014|leader=Denys Prokopenko|country=Ukraine}} | {{Infobox political party|name=Azov Special Operations Detachment|native_name=Окремий загін спеціального призначення «Азов»|founded=5 May 2014|leader=Denys Prokopenko|country=Ukraine}} | ||
The '''Azov''' '''Special Operations Detachment''', also known as the '''Azov Battalion''' is a [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]]<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Lev Golinkin|date=2019-02-22|title=Neo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/|newspaper=The Nation|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-09|quote=}}</ref> [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] militia trained and | The '''Azov''' '''Special Operations Detachment''', also known as the '''Azov Battalion''' is a [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]]<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Lev Golinkin|date=2019-02-22|title=Neo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/|newspaper=The Nation|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-09|quote=}}</ref> [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] militia trained, funded and armed by the [[United States of America|United States]].<ref>{{News citation|date=2018-01-18|title=Ukraine extremists armed with US antitank weapons systems - Russian OSCE ambassador|url=https://tass.com/world/985776}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=James Carden|date=2016-01-14|title=Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/congress-has-removed-a-ban-on-funding-neo-nazis-from-its-year-end-spending-bill/|newspaper=The Nation|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-09|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|title=Supporting Neo-Nazis in Ukraine|url=https://www.stpete4peace.org/Ukraine}}</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> | |||
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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]
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.