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While the bulk of the Azov Regiment was based in Mariupol, with the full-scale invasion new Azov units began to be organized outside of the city, in particular in Kyiv and Kharkiv. [174] Veterans of the Azov Regiment formed the "backbone" of these units. [175] These units were initially part of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine (TDF).
With the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, most units of the Azov Regiment were based in Mariupol where they soon would be besieged.Outside of Mariupol, many former veterans of Azov outside the city began forming new units, in particular in Kyiv, Sumy and Kharkiv.
The Shyrokyne standoff was a battle for the control of the strategic village of Shyrokyne, located approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Mariupol city limits, between Ukrainian forces led by the Azov Regiment, and Russian-backed separatists, between February and July 2015.
In December 2014, the unit was reformed into the 18th Operational Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine, and during the next four months, its ranks were replenished with servicemen from the "Azov" and "Donbas" special forces battalions. Thus, in 2015, the regiment included: A patrol battalion [5] Donbas Battalion [6] Azov Battalion [7]
The Azov Regiment, which has far-right and ultra-nationalist roots, is part of Ukraine's National Guard and evolved out of a battalion that was formed in 2014 and fought against Russian-backed ...
Footage released by the Azov Regiment on April 24 is described as showing a soldier visiting families and children in the basements of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine.In a two-part ...
NV is republishing the story of Azov in memory of those 53 Ukrainian PoWs from the regiment, killed in Olenivka. Editor's note: This story was first published in June, soon after the Azovstal ...
The Azov Regiment was heavily involved in the Siege of Mariupol, being one of the primary defenders of the city. [39] The other units of the National Guard defending the city were the 23rd Separate Protection of Public Order Brigade [ ru ; uk ] 12th Operational Brigade [ ru ; uk ] . [ 40 ]