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The '''Azov Battalion''', also referred to as the '''Azov Regiment''', '''Azov Brigade''', '''Azov Assault Brigade''', and the '''3rd Assault Brigade''', originated as a paramilitary wing of a [[Ukrainian]] political party, the [[Azov National Corps]] party, which holds seats in the undemocratic [[Ukrainian Parliament]]. It is now under the command of the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior,<ref>The Ministry of Interior holds the [[police]] power and is somewhat akin to the [[US Dept. of Justice]].</ref> not the Ministry of Defense, and its political wing is part of the governing [[coalition]] that has banned all opposition.  

The '''Azov Battalion''', also referred to as the '''Azov Regiment''', '''Azov Brigade''', '''Azov Assault Brigade''', and the '''3rd Assault Brigade''', originated as a paramilitary wing of a [[Ukrainian]] political party, the [[Azov National Corps]] party, which holds seats in the undemocratic [[Ukrainian Parliament]]. It is now under the command of the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior,<ref>The Ministry of Interior holds the [[police]] power and is somewhat akin to the [[US Dept. of Justice]].</ref> not the Ministry of Defense, and its political wing is part of the governing [[coalition]] that has banned all opposition.  

According to [[NBC News]] the Azov Battalion was “founded by an avowed [[white supremacist]] who claimed [[Ukraine]]’s national purpose was to rid the country of [[Jews]] and other inferior races.”<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ukraine-has-nazi-problem-vladimir-putin-s-denazification-claim-war-ncna1290946</ref>  The '''Azov Movement''' is neither just a “Nazi militia” or a “regular military unit”. It is a large & successful political movement with deep ties to the [[Kyiv regime]], to [[organized crime]], to domestic and foreign [[intelligence service]]s and to [[extremist]] organizations including [[ISIS]] all over the world.<ref>RWA @RWApodcast, May 21, 2022. [[Twitter]] [https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1528023286315204608]</ref><ref>[https://www.globalresearch.ca/leaked-documents-reveal-ukraine-zelensky-tried-hire-terrorists-iraq/5835278 Ukraine’s Zelensky Attempted to Hire Terrorists in Iraq: Leaked Documents], By Steven Sahiounie, ''Global Research'', October 08, 2023. ''"According to almasryalyoum.com, on September 27 [2023], a [[YouTube]] video appeared, which claims that Ukrainian president Zelenskyy has been trying to recruit certain Iraqi prisoners into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the video, the prisoners in question are convicted terrorists and ISIS fighters."''</ref><ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/evidence-war-crimes-committed-ukrainian-nationalist-volunteers-grows-269604 Ukrainian Nationalist Volunteers Committing 'ISIS-Style' War Crimes], By Damien Sharkov, ''[[Newsweek]]'', Published Sep 10, 2014 Updated Feb 28, 2016. "[[Ukrainian nationalist]]s are committing [[war crime]]s in the rebel-held territories of [[Eastern Ukraine]], according to a report from [[Amnesty International]], as evidence emerged in local [[media]] of the volunteer militias beheading their victims." newsweek.com</ref><ref>[https://therealnews.com/the-us-is-arming-and-assisting-neo-nazis-in-ukraine-while-congress-debates-prohibition THE US IS ARMING AND ASSISTING NEO-NAZIS IN UKRAINE, WHILE CONGRESS DEBATES PROHIBITION], BY TRNN, JANUARY 18, 2018. "Just as heavy weapons ostensibly intended for the CIA-backed [[Free Syrian Army]] went straight into the hands of [[Salafi]]-[[jihad]]i insurgent forces, including ISIS, American weapons in Ukraine are flowing directly to the extremists of Azov." therealnews.com </ref>

According to [[NBC News]] the Azov Battalion was “founded by an avowed [[white supremacist]] who claimed [[Ukraine]]’s national purpose was to rid the country of [[Jews]] and other inferior races.”<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ukraine-has-nazi-problem-vladimir-putin-s-denazification-claim-war-ncna1290946</ref>  The '''Azov Movement''' is neither just a “Nazi militia” or a “regular military unit”. It is a large & successful political movement with deep ties to the [[Kyiv regime]], to [[organized crime]], to domestic and foreign [[intelligence service]]s and to [[extremist]] organizations including [[ISIS]] all over the world.<ref>RWA @RWApodcast, May 21, 2022. [[Twitter]] [https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1528023286315204608]</ref><ref>[https://www.globalresearch.ca/leaked-documents-reveal-ukraine-zelensky-tried-hire-terrorists-iraq/5835278 Ukraine’s Zelensky Attempted to Hire Terrorists in Iraq: Leaked Documents], By Steven Sahiounie, ''Global Research'', October 08, 2023. ''"According to almasryalyoum.com, on September 27 [2023], a [[YouTube]] video appeared, which claims that Ukrainian president Zelenskyy has been trying to recruit certain Iraqi prisoners into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the video, the prisoners in question are convicted terrorists and ISIS fighters."''</ref><ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/evidence-war-crimes-committed-ukrainian-nationalist-volunteers-grows-269604 Ukrainian Nationalist Volunteers Committing 'ISIS-Style' War Crimes], By Damien Sharkov, ''[[Newsweek]]'', Published Sep 10, 2014 Updated Feb 28, 2016. "[[Ukrainian nationalist]]s are committing [[war crime]]s in the rebel-held territories of [[Eastern Ukraine]], according to a report from [[Amnesty International]], as evidence emerged in local [[media]] of the volunteer militias beheading their victims." newsweek.com</ref><ref>[https://therealnews.com/the-us-is-arming-and-assisting-neo-nazis-in-ukraine-while-congress-debates-prohibition THE US IS ARMING AND ASSISTING NEO-NAZIS IN UKRAINE, WHILE CONGRESS DEBATES PROHIBITION], BY TRNN, JANUARY 18, 2018. "Just as heavy weapons ostensibly intended for the CIA-backed [[Free Syrian Army]] went straight into the hands of [[Salafi]]-[[jihad]]i insurgent forces, including ISIS, American weapons in Ukraine are flowing directly to the extremists of Azov." therealnews.com</ref>

''[[The Guardian]]''  reported in 2015, "while the Azov and other volunteer battalions might be Ukraine's most potent and reliable force on the battlefield against the [Donbas] separatists, they also pose the most serious threat to the Ukrainian government, and perhaps even the state."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazis</ref>  Its founder, [[Andriy Biletsky]] famously described the Azov Battalion's role in the [[Revolution of Dignity]], "we have fun killing."<ref>https://youtu.be/0C1O2WWqyPQ?t=1035</ref>  According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,

''[[The Guardian]]''  reported in 2015, "while the Azov and other volunteer battalions might be Ukraine's most potent and reliable force on the battlefield against the [Donbas] separatists, they also pose the most serious threat to the Ukrainian government, and perhaps even the state."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazis</ref>  Its founder, [[Andriy Biletsky]] famously described the Azov Battalion's role in the [[Revolution of Dignity]], "we have fun killing."<ref>https://youtu.be/0C1O2WWqyPQ?t=1035</ref>  According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,

===Parallels with the [[Waffen SS]]===

===Parallels with the [[Waffen SS]]===

Azov started as a [[Football hooligan|violent hooligan gang]] in [[Kharkov]]. It mixed nordic myth and Nazi ideology. It found rich oligarchs as sponsors and in exchange provided them with the necessary muscles to solve 'business conflicts'. It has its own youth organization<ref>https://www.clintonfoundationtimeline.com/october-16-2024-ukraines-azov-brigade-has-changed-the-peoples-perception-of-their-neo-nazi-history/</ref> and international network.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2024/04/07/centuria-ukraines-western-neo-nazi-army/</ref>

Azov started as a [[Football hooligan|violent hooligan gang]] in [[Kharkov]]. It mixed Nordic myth and Nazi ideology. It found rich oligarchs as sponsors and in exchange provided them with the necessary muscles to solve 'business conflicts'. It has its own youth organization<ref>https://www.clintonfoundationtimeline.com/october-16-2024-ukraines-azov-brigade-has-changed-the-peoples-perception-of-their-neo-nazi-history/</ref> and international network.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2024/04/07/centuria-ukraines-western-neo-nazi-army/</ref>

Already in 2014, after the [[Maidan coup|U.S. instigated coup]] against the elected government of Ukraine, the [[fascist]] background of the newly installed government was shining through. [[Prime Minister]] [[Yatsenyuk]], selected by the [[U.S. State Department]]'s [[Victoria Nuland]] to head the new regime, designated the [[Russian]] speaking people in east Ukraine who opposed him as "[[subhumans]]" i.e [[Untermenschen]] in [[Nazi]] speak.

Already in 2014, after the [[Maidan coup|U.S. instigated coup]] against the elected government of Ukraine, the [[fascist]] background of the newly installed government was shining through. [[Prime Minister]] [[Yatsenyuk]], selected by the [[U.S. State Department]]'s [[Victoria Nuland]] to head the new regime, designated the [[Russian]] speaking people in east Ukraine who opposed him as "[[subhumans]]" i.e. [[Untermenschen]] in [[Nazi]] speak.

In December 2014 the [[BBC]]<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30414955</ref> surprisingly warned of the growing Nazi menace in Ukraine:

In December 2014 the [[BBC]]<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30414955</ref> surprisingly warned of the growing Nazi menace in Ukraine:

===Cult-like religion===

===Cult-like religion===

Ukrainian nationalism, and the Azov Battalion, have been described as a [[cult]]-like [[religion]] with its own Prayer and Ten Commandments.  The Prayer of a Ukrainian Nationalist is a patriotic prayer text written in the late 1920s and early 1930s by one of the leaders of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Iosif Mashchak (1908-1976).

Ukrainian nationalism, and the Azov Battalion, have been described as a [[cult]]-like [[religion]] with its own Prayer and Ten Commandments.  The Prayer of a Ukrainian Nationalist is a patriotic prayer text written in the late 1920s and early 1930s by one of the leaders of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Iosif Mashchak (1908–1976).

{{quotebox-float|"Burn with life-giving fire all the weakness in my heart. Let me not know fear, I do not know what hesitation is. Strengthen my spirit, temper my will, settle in my heart! Raise me for bright deeds. In these deeds, let me find death, sweet death in agony for you. And I will dissolve in you, and I will live forever in you, primordial Ukraine, holy, mighty, cathedral!"<ref>https://youtu.be/bxoYWx_59Pk</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|"Burn with life-giving fire all the weakness in my heart. Let me not know fear, I do not know what hesitation is. Strengthen my spirit, temper my will, settle in my heart! Raise me for bright deeds. In these deeds, let me find death, sweet death in agony for you. And I will dissolve in you, and I will live forever in you, primordial Ukraine, holy, mighty, cathedral!"<ref>https://youtu.be/bxoYWx_59Pk</ref>}}

===Anti-Semitism===

===Anti-Semitism===

===NATO training===

===NATO training===

[[File:A person who is not ready to die for the sake of the nation is not worth living.PNG|right|400px|thumb|Bilboard in Ukraine in the final days of the [[Zelensky regime]].]]

[[File:A person who is not ready to die for the sake of the nation is not worth living.PNG|right|400px|thumb|Billboard in Ukraine in the final days of the [[Zelensky regime]].]]

To by-pass American law, NATO trained the Azov Nazis in [[Canada]].

To by-pass American law, NATO trained the Azov Nazis in [[Canada]].