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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]]|political_line=[[Neo-Nazism]]<br>[[Ukrainian nationalism]]|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> 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>
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>, [[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> and the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]].<ref name=":0">{{News citation|newspaper=UK Parliament|title=Ukraine: Military Aid|date=2022-03-24|url=https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-21/143805}}</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>


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><ref name=":1">{{News citation|author=Steve Sweeney|newspaper=Al Mayadeen|title="HURRAH FOR THE AZOV!"- The curious case of the BBC whitewashing of Nazism in Ukraine|date=2022-04-07|url=https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/hurrah-for-the-azov--the-curious-case-of-the-bbc-whitewashin}}</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>
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>
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence claimed in March 2022 that it is "likely" that the Ukrainian government has control over the Azov Battalion.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=UK Parliament|title=Ukraine: Armed Forces|date=2022-03-17|url=https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-14/139581}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> "Likely" may be a generous term considering the fact Azov roundly ignored President Zelensky's desperate pleas to remove their weapons from the Donbass frontline, insisting "I’m the president of this country. I’m 41 years old. I’m not a loser. I came to you and told you: remove the weapons."<ref>{{News citation|author=Alexander Rubinstein and Max Blumenthal|newspaper=The Grayzone|title=How Ukraine’s Jewish president Zelensky made peace with neo-Nazi paramilitaries on front lines of war with Russia|date=2022-03-04|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2022/03/04/nazis-ukrainian-war-russia/}}</ref> Further, Azov's former leader and founder Andriy Biletsky, who left the militia after becoming an MP, promised to maintain his career in the armed forces "without titles" despite the fact that lawmakers are forbidden from military service.<ref name=":1" />


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Revision as of 19:20, 26 May 2022

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], Canada,[5] and the United Kingdom.[6]

Six months after being founded, it was incorporated into Ukraine's official National Guard.[7] They have fought against Russia and pro-Russian rebels in Donbas.[8]

Andriy Biletskyy, the battalion's first commander, said he wants Ukraine to lead a crusade of "white races" against "Semite-led Untermenschen [subhumans]."[9][10]

It is a not insignificant part of the Ukrainian National Guard, being a regiment of at least 1,000 soldiers as of 2014[11] and 3,000 by 2018.[12] A regiment typically ranges from 2,000 to 8,000 heads.[13] 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.[14][15]

The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence claimed in March 2022 that it is "likely" that the Ukrainian government has control over the Azov Battalion.[16][6] "Likely" may be a generous term considering the fact Azov roundly ignored President Zelensky's desperate pleas to remove their weapons from the Donbass frontline, insisting "I’m the president of this country. I’m 41 years old. I’m not a loser. I came to you and told you: remove the weapons."[17] Further, Azov's former leader and founder Andriy Biletsky, who left the militia after becoming an MP, promised to maintain his career in the armed forces "without titles" despite the fact that lawmakers are forbidden from military service.[10]

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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ukraine: Military Aid" (2022-03-24). UK Parliament.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Ukrainian Military Personnel: Volunteers" (2015-08-04). Global Security.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Steve Sweeney (2022-04-07). ""HURRAH FOR THE AZOV!"- The curious case of the BBC whitewashing of Nazism in Ukraine" Al Mayadeen.
  11. ↑ Ultra-nationalist Ukrainian battalion gears up for more fighting (2015-03-25). Reuters
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/regiment
  14. ↑ We're arming neo-Nazis! (2022-01-25). Workers Party of Britain, YouTube
  15. ↑ Is Ukraine Fascist? (2015-02-03). HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.
  16. ↑ "Ukraine: Armed Forces" (2022-03-17). UK Parliament.
  17. ↑ Alexander Rubinstein and Max Blumenthal (2022-03-04). "How Ukraine’s Jewish president Zelensky made peace with neo-Nazi paramilitaries on front lines of war with Russia" The Grayzone.
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