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|colspan="3"|<hr/>(left) Black Sun logo worn by Christchurch mosque shooter;<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/03/16/accused-new-zealand-shooter-an-all-white-europe-that-never-existed/</ref> (right) Black Sun logo on the cover page of the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooter's manifesto.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2022/05/14/buffalo-shooter-references-ukrainian-azov-battalion-nazi-symbols-hated-those-opposing-us-involvement-in-ukraine-conflict/</ref>
|colspan="3"|<hr/>(left) Black Sun logo worn by Christchurch mosque shooter;<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/03/16/accused-new-zealand-shooter-an-all-white-europe-that-never-existed/</ref> (right) Black Sun logo on the cover page of the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooter's manifesto.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2022/05/14/buffalo-shooter-references-ukrainian-azov-battalion-nazi-symbols-hated-those-opposing-us-involvement-in-ukraine-conflict/</ref>
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On February 24, 2022 [[President Vladimir Putin]] of Russia announced [[Operation Denazification]] to clean out the fascist battalions which have waged war on the civilians of the [[Donbas]] Republics since 2014, killing at least 13,000.<ref>http://www.indiandefencereview.com/what-forced-a-russian-response-in-ukraine/</ref> Azov Battalion members were added to Armed Forces of the Ukraine (AFU) units to function as political commissars during the 2022 [[Ukraine war]], executing Ukrainian soldiers who wanted to surrender to Russian forces.<ref>https://southfront.org/first-footage-from-illich-plant-in-mariupol-under-dpr-control-photos-video-18/</ref> Azov members were accused by civilian survivors of committing heinous [[war crimes]] against civilians, including murder and the use of civilians, including children, as human shields.
On February 24, 2022 [[President Vladimir Putin]] of Russia announced [[Operation Denazification]] to clean out the fascist battalions which have waged war on the civilians of the [[Donbas]] Republics since 2014, killing at least 13,000.<ref>http://www.indiandefencereview.com/what-forced-a-russian-response-in-ukraine/</ref> ''[[Politico]]'' reported, "The day after Russia launched its full-scale invasion, the Azov Regiment invited foreigners to join, Rita Katz of SITE Intelligence Group has detailed. Since then, neo-Nazis around the world have expressed enthusiasm for the fight."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/24/american-fighters-ukraine-white-supremacists-00034860</ref> Azov Battalion members were added to Armed Forces of the Ukraine (AFU) units to function as political commissars, executing Ukrainian soldiers who wanted to surrender to Russian forces.<ref>https://southfront.org/first-footage-from-illich-plant-in-mariupol-under-dpr-control-photos-video-18/</ref> Azov members were accused by civilian survivors of committing heinous [[war crimes]] against civilians, including murder and the use of civilians, including children, as human shields.
==Origins==
==Origins==