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In its report, published on Wednesday, Le Monde identified nearly 350 Ukrainian troops posting neo-Nazi imagery online, including Nazi salutes, swastika tattoos, Black Sun emblems, and Totenkopf insignias. According to the research, at least 200 of those identified serve in Kiev’s 3rd Assault Brigade.
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Formed in 2023, the 3rd Assault Brigade is a direct successor of the Azov Regiment – originally created in 2014 by far-right figure, Andrei Biletsky. Azov has been accused by multiple human rights groups, as well as the UN, of war crimes and torture and has been widely criticized for its use of symbols tied to the Waffen-SS.
According to Le Monde, the 3rd Assault Brigade has received military training from several NATO countries, including France, Spain, Germany, the UK and Canada, who have also poured in billions in military support to Ukraine. The paper noted that some soldiers sent to France in 2023 bore visible SS tattoos. When questioned, the French Ministry of the Armed Forces stated that it was the responsibility of Ukraine to vet the personnel.
The report also stated that a number of foreign volunteers who have joined Ukraine’s forces, including French nationals, have affiliations with far-right groups. Some were shown posting Nazi tributes and displaying related tattoos online.
Link is broken and I can’t find the source with search engines. Le Monde always had a rabid anti Russian stance. I saw one of their articles rewriting Bandera’s history of antisemitism and collaboration with Germany so I’m a tat bit surprised that they would plainly admit that the UA is full of fascists
The link works for me, but it’s an RT story and it doesn’t link to the Le Monde report.
Do you live in a place where RT has been censored?
Ah right, that’s it then, I don’t have a VPN
Interesting, I just clicked it again and it works fine for me.
Yeah it’s because I live in a free country where RT has been made inaccessible, for freedom
i think it’s maybe this, about azov as expected, not whole army, so title is kinda meh
Worth noting that Azov is now one (or two?) full corps of Ukraine’s army.[1]
https://azovlobby.substack.com/p/how-we-learned-to-stop-worrying-and ↩︎