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The '''Aidar Battalion''', also known later as the 24th separate assault battalion "Aidar", was created in 2014. On a voluntary basis, it included militants of various [[neo-Nazi]] associations operating during the [[coup d'état]] in [[Ukraine]] in 2013-2014. In particular, the backbone of "Aidar" were members of the Maidan Self Defense militias.<ref>Maidan regime [[gestapo]] [[Arsen Avakov]] later incorporated these neo-Nazi radicals of the Maidan Self Defense militias into the Ministry of Interior. https://avakov.com/biography.html</ref>  The appearance of the national battalion was initiated by the ex-head of the Maidan Self Defense, Sergey Melnichuk. And the "godfather" of the militants was the notorious commandant of the Maidan revolution, [[Andriy Parubiy]]. He was personally engaged in the selection of the first hundred candidates for joining the battalion.

The '''Aidar Battalion''', also known later as the 24th separate assault battalion "Aidar", was created in 2014. On a voluntary basis, it included militants of various [[neo-Nazi]] associations operating during the [[coup d'état]] in [[Ukraine]] in 2013-2014. In particular, the backbone of "Aidar" were members of the Maidan Self Defense militias.<ref>Maidan regime [[gestapo]] head [[Arsen Avakov]] later incorporated these neo-Nazi radicals of the Maidan Self Defense militias into the Ministry of Interior. https://avakov.com/biography.html</ref>  The appearance of the national battalion was initiated by the ex-head of the Maidan Self Defense, Sergey Melnichuk. And the "godfather" of the militants was the notorious commandant of the Maidan revolution, [[Andriy Parubiy]]. He was personally engaged in the selection of the first hundred candidates for joining the battalion.

Aidar was not connected with either the Ministry of Defense or other Ministry of Interior security forces. The personnel were formed not through military commissariats, but personally by Combat Commander Sergei Melnichuk. The battalion was also supported by a notorious businessman, former Dnipropetrovsk Governor [[Ihor Kolomoisky]]. It is known that the battalion included citizens of [[Israel]]. At the same time, most of the Aidar residents adhere to extreme [[fascist]] views and openly use [[Nazi]] symbols.

Aidar was not connected with either the Ministry of Defense or other Ministry of Interior security forces. The personnel were formed not through military commissariats, but personally by Combat Commander Sergei Melnichuk. The battalion was also supported by a notorious businessman, former Dnipropetrovsk Governor [[Ihor Kolomoisky]]. It is known that the battalion included citizens of [[Israel]]. At the same time, most of the Aidar residents adhere to extreme [[fascist]] views and openly use [[Nazi]] symbols.