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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]]|founder=[[Andriy Biletskyy]]|country=Ukraine}}
{{Infobox political party|name=Azov Special Operations Detachment|native_name=Окремий загін спеціального призначення «Азов»|founded=5 May 2014|leader=[[Denys Prokopenko]]|founder=[[Andriy Biletskyy]]|political_line=[[Neo-Nazism]]<br>[[Ukrainian nationalism]]|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, 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>
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> and [[Canada]].<ref>{{News citation|author=Christy Somos|newspaper=CTV News|title=Mounting evidence Canada trained Ukrainian extremists, gov't needs to be held to account: experts|date=2022-04-28|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mounting-evidence-canada-trained-ukrainian-extremists-gov-t-needs-to-be-held-to-account-experts-1.5879303|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503190700/https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mounting-evidence-canada-trained-ukrainian-extremists-gov-t-needs-to-be-held-to-account-experts-1.5879303|archive-date=2022-05-03|retrieved=2022-05-22}}</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 [[Donbass|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 [[Donbass|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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Andriy Biletskyy, the battalion's first commander, said he wants Ukraine to lead a crusade of "white races" against "Semite-led ''Untermenschen'' [subhumans]."<ref>{{News citation|author=Ben Chacko, John Wojcik|newspaper=[[People's World]]|title=Neo-Nazis active in Ukraine as White House adds 3,000 troops|date=2022-02-03|url=https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/neo-nazis-active-in-ukraine-as-white-house-adds-3000-troops/|retrieved=2022-04-23}}</ref>
Andriy Biletskyy, the battalion's first commander, said he wants Ukraine to lead a crusade of "white races" against "Semite-led ''Untermenschen'' [subhumans]."<ref>{{News citation|author=Ben Chacko, John Wojcik|newspaper=[[People's World]]|title=Neo-Nazis active in Ukraine as White House adds 3,000 troops|date=2022-02-03|url=https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/neo-nazis-active-in-ukraine-as-white-house-adds-3000-troops/|retrieved=2022-04-23}}</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> and 3,000 by 2018.<ref>{{News citation|author=Stephen F. Cohen|newspaper=The Nation|title=America’s Collusion With Neo-Nazis|date=2018-05-02|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/americas-collusion-with-neo-nazis/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427063110/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/americas-collusion-with-neo-nazis/|archive-date=2022-04-27|retrieved=2022-05-07}}</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 [[Fascism|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>
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> and 3,000 by 2018.<ref>{{News citation|author=Stephen F. Cohen|newspaper=The Nation|title=America’s Collusion With Neo-Nazis|date=2018-05-02|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/americas-collusion-with-neo-nazis/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427063110/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/americas-collusion-with-neo-nazis/|archive-date=2022-04-27|retrieved=2022-05-07}}</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 [[Fascism|fascist]] base of the Ukrainian government in the present day whilst being the product of a line of [[Fascism|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>


== References ==
== References ==

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Azov Special Operations Detachment

Окремий загін спеціального призначення «Азов»
LeaderDenys Prokopenko
FounderAndriy Biletskyy
Founded5 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] and Canada.[5]

Six months after being founded, it was incorporated into Ukraine's official National Guard.[6] They have fought against Russia and pro-Russian rebels in Donbas.[7]

Andriy Biletskyy, the battalion's first commander, said he wants Ukraine to lead a crusade of "white races" against "Semite-led Untermenschen [subhumans]."[8]

It is a not insignificant part of the Ukrainian National Guard, being a regiment of at least 1,000 soldiers as of 2014[9] and 3,000 by 2018.[10] A regiment typically ranges from 2,000 to 8,000 heads.[11] 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.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Lev Golinkin (2019-02-22). "Neo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine" The Nation. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Ukraine extremists armed with US antitank weapons systems - Russian OSCE ambassador" (2018-01-18).
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Supporting Neo-Nazis in Ukraine".
  5. ↑ Christy Somos (2022-04-28). "Mounting evidence Canada trained Ukrainian extremists, gov't needs to be held to account: experts" CTV News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Ukrainian Military Personnel: Volunteers" (2015-08-04). Global Security.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  8. ↑ Ben Chacko, John Wojcik (2022-02-03). "Neo-Nazis active in Ukraine as White House adds 3,000 troops" People's World. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  9. ↑ Ultra-nationalist Ukrainian battalion gears up for more fighting (2015-03-25). Reuters
  10. ↑ Stephen F. Cohen (2018-05-02). "America’s Collusion With Neo-Nazis" The Nation. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  11. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/regiment
  12. ↑ We're arming neo-Nazis! (2022-01-25). Workers Party of Britain, YouTube
  13. ↑ Is Ukraine Fascist? (2015-02-03). HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.
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