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Russia launches Iskander-M missile strike on Ukrainian drone regiment in Donetsk region

November 09, 2025 -

The Russian armed forces conducted a missile strike using the Iskander-M operational-tactical system against what it described as a concentration of Ukrainian military personnel, weapons and equipment belonging to a Ukrainian drone regiment in the Donetsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

According to the ministry's statement, the strike took place in the Kramatorsk—Druzhkovka direction, an area of ongoing combat in the Donetsk ...

America is funding, arming and training Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion

April 01, 2022 -

The Azov Special Operations Detachment, or the Azov Battalion, is a fascist and neo-Nazi battalion that is an integrated unit of the Ukrainian National Guard.

It was formed in 2014 in response to the ongoing anti-Russian, pro-European Maidan protests, as well as Russia's annexation of Crimea and the rise of pro-Russian separatist groups in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (provinces).

The battalion was originally organized by Andriy Biletsky, a white supremacist ...

After Azov dropped Nazi insignia from uniform, media hypes new ‘unicorn LGBTQ’ patch

June 01, 2022 -

(Article by Paul Joseph Watson republished from Infowars.com)

Yes, really.

As Zero Hedge highlighted, after months of downplaying or outright denying Azov’s direct links to neo-nazism, the media heralded the fact that the unit had dropped a “neo-Nazi symbol exploited by Russian propagandists.”

“Ah yes… when these fighters proudly display Nazi symbols, the real problem is Russian officials and media pointing it out: all very inconvenient of course,” commented ...

Controversial neo-Nazi Azov Battalion removed from Stanford University’s list of dangerous militant groups

July 05, 2024 -

The Azov Battalion, officially known as the 12th Special Operations Brigade "Azov," is a unit within the Ukrainian National Guard that has garnered notoriety for years for its open adherence to neo-Nazi ideology, its use of neo-Nazi symbols and its recruitment of neo-Nazi fighters. This isn't even mentioning allegations of war crimes that follow the battalion.

Despite claims of supposedly being "depoliticized," Azov's ties to fascist organizations persist. Many of Azov's ...

Ukrainian Azov neo-Nazis’ biggest lobbyist and supporter? Former British prime minister Boris Johnson

June 20, 2024 -

Speaking to War Room host Stephen K. Bannon this week, Kassam explained why he believes Johnson, the Azov Brigade's biggest and most influential lobbyist, was the driving force behind the sudden change.

"The Azov Battalion ... has absolute direct links to neo-Nazism," Kassam said of the group. "This is not something that is disputed."

The Azov Brigade fights under the same wolf's hook emblem that was formerly used by Adolph Hitler's Das Reich Waffen-SS division during ...

Was bombing of Mariupol theater staged by Ukrainian Azov extremists to trigger NATO intervention?

March 24, 2022 - Testimony by evacuated Mariupol residents and warnings of a false flag attack undermine the Ukrainian government’s claims about a Russian bombing of a local theater sheltering civilians.

(Article by Max Blumenthal republished from TheGrayzone.com)

Western media have reported that Russia’s military deliberately attacked the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, claiming that it was filled with civilians and marked with signs reading “children” on its ...

Would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh buddied-up with neo-Nazi Azov Brigade in Ukraine

September 17, 2024 -

Routh took up the cause of fighting for Ukraine in early 2022, even going so far as to travel there to fight for Zelensky. When the Ukrainian military deemed him too old to fight, Routh took on the task of aligning himself with the neo-Nazi Azov Brigade to promote its efforts to stop Russia from completing its special military operation against Kiev.

Check out the propaganda video below featuring Routh to see for yourself what was going on in this guy's mind before ...

Washington Post finally admits what role the “far-right” Azov Battalion is playing in Ukraine

May 04, 2022 -

Now that Trump is out of office, the Post, like the others, continues to serve as a propaganda outlet for the deep state, but occasionally, in order to keep up the appearance of being a legitimate news source, the paper is forced to publish accurate information.

Last week, the Post made an admission about the real purpose behind a military unit in Ukraine it had long dismissed as "Russian disinformation" and a "conspiracy theory," as it -- and most other media outlets -- ...

BIG TECH LOVES NAZIS NOW: Facebook reverses position on previously censored neo-Nazi “Azov Battalion” of Ukrainian military, will now allow it to be praised amid Russian invasion

March 05, 2022 -

For example, the platform has regularly banned and censored Nazi personification and worship, which, of course, most people agree is a good thing. But after Russia invaded Ukraine last week, Facebook has reversed course and is making a "narrow exemption" -- again, for political purposes.

As reported by The National Pulse, the platform "is reversing a ban on users praising Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, previously included in the platform’s Dangerous Individuals and ...

Ukrainian President Zelensky praises Neo-Nazi soldiers in Instagram post

August 28, 2022 -

The post by the Ukrainian leader featured two soldiers who were sporting neo-Nazi insignia on their uniforms. The first soldier named Mikhail wore the standard of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the Schutzstaffel (SS) – a lion facing left and three crowns.

The division was also known as the 1st Galician Division, as it was comprised of predominantly Ukrainian volunteers hailing from the Galicia region – now located in southwestern Poland and western Ukraine. It ...

Former Pentagon official says U.S. arming of Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov Brigade a sign of desperation

June 16, 2024 -

Earlier this week, the State Department put an end to the ban Congress had first put in place in 2018 on delivering arms to the Azov Brigade. The U.S. originally wanted to distance itself from the group, which is tied to neo-Nazism and has a history of human rights abuses.

However, they now claim that a new review showed there was “no evidence” that supporting the unit violated the Leahy Laws, which prohibit the U.S. from providing aid to foreign security forces when credible ...

PBS interviews neo-Nazi Ukrainian mayor while blurring image of “Hitler accomplice”

March 13, 2022 -

Those are the only two possibilities after PBS broadcast an interview over the weekend with a Ukrainian mayor who has ties to neo-Nazis.

PBS "published and promoted an interview with a renowned Neo-Nazi Ukrainian mayor, without disclosing the politician’s allegiances to World War II German leader Adolf Hitler and Ukraine’s own Nazi sympathizer Stepan Bandera," The National Pulse reported.

"The interview comes just days after PBS published an article downplaying ...

Buffalo shooter used same neo-Nazi symbols as Ukrainian Azov Battalion… US reportedly trained and armed them

May 22, 2022 -

(Article by Adam Wilson republished from 100PercentFedUp.com)

Investigating authorities have already said that the shooting was racially motivated.

The suspect, 18-years-old,  drove several hours and 200 miles to reach the Tops supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood where he opened fire. The “n-word” can be seen written on his gun, and he was wearing tactical gear as he live-streamed his slaughter.  He was taken in to custody last night.

Liberal ...

Regime media refuse to call mass surrender of Azov fighters holed up in Azovstal plant a surrender

May 19, 2022 -

(Article by Chris Menahan republished from InformationLiberation.com)

The New York Times, CNN, AP and others all chose to refer to the mass surrender as an "evacuation" and an "end" to their "combat mission."

Breaking News: Ukraine ended its “combat mission” in Mariupol and said fighters were being evacuated, signaling that the battle at a steel plant was over. https://t.co/XWTQLrzzLG

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 16, 2022Ukrainian forces say they have ...

Ukrainian military highlights UNICORN patch representing LGBT soldiers in its ranks

June 03, 2022 -

A May 31 piece by Reuters elaborated on the unicorn patch worn by LGBT members of the Ukrainian military. The article mentioned that volunteer service members Oleksandr Zhuhan and Antonina Romanova were among those who wore the patch below the standard patch of the Ukrainian flag – symbolizing their unique status as soldiers and members of the LGBT community.

Zhuhan – an actor, director and drama teacher outside the uniform – explained the origin of the unicorn patch. It ...

Canada blasted by Israeli organization for training neo-Nazi troops in Ukraine’s army

May 16, 2022 -

Efraim Zuroff, the Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel, has denounced Canadian troops for providing the training, though Ottawa is denying culpability by using the excuse that Canadian forces did not vet the Ukrainian troops before providing the training -- which is lame considering all Western governments have known for years that Ukrainian formations like the Azov Battalion have long ties to neo-Nazi beliefs.

"The Canadian government has not paid due attention," ...

WEAPONS FOR NAZIS: Ukrainian neo-Nazis in Azov Brigade can now use U.S.-supplied weapons to wage war

June 14, 2024 -

Previously, the sending of arms to the Azov Brigade was off limits because of the group's hateful ideologies, but the State Department under President Biden has decided that U.S. taxpayers should fund the arming of these rebels.

"After thorough review, Ukraine's 12th Special Forces Azov Brigade passed Leahy vetting as carried out by the U.S. Department of State," the agency said in an announcement to the Washington Post this week, referring to legislation that previously ...

Russia set to seize control of Luhansk region as Ukraine’s ammunition supply dwindles

June 15, 2022 -

The cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk in Luhansk are increasingly under duress, according to the official, who spoke under condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russia is bombarding a chemical plant that has been sheltering hundreds of soldiers and civilians in Severodonetsk, which is a strategic city mostly under Russian control following weeks of intense battles.

According to Serhiy Haidai, governor ...

Leaked docs show FBI funded Ukrainian neo-Nazi “Azov Battalion” that orchestrated Charlottesville chaos to stoke racial division, destabilize West

March 16, 2022 -

The documents identify the "Azov Battalion" as the recipient of those funds, as well as reveal a great deal of coordination between neo-Nazi groups based in the U.S. and the Ukrainian National Guard unit.

According to the documents, the funds were diverted to these various organizations in an attempt to destabilize the West, and the U.S. in particular, during Trump's presidency by inflaming racial tensions, which continued throughout his term and culminated in the "Floyd's ...

UK government praises neo-Nazi Ukrainians in parliament

May 26, 2024 -

The militia in question is known as Azov, and it was founded in 2014 by a white supremacist known as Andrey Biletsky. It’s clear from their logo what they stand for; it was designed using symbols that were used in the past by the SS.

The battalion started out as a volunteer militia responding to the war in Donbas and had just a few hundred members at first. It was known for being highly effective in battle. The unit was eventually integrated into the main armed forces of ...