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The 12th Special Operations Brigade "Azov" (Ukrainian: 12-та бригада спеціального призначення «Азов», romanized: 12-ta bryhada spetsialnoho pryznachennya "Azov") [8] is a formation of the National Guard of Ukraine formerly based in Mariupol, in the coastal region of the Sea of Azov, from which it derives its name. [9]
The brigade was established by a merger of the Azov SSO (Special Operations Forces) units that had been created by former Azov Battalion veterans. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The brigade is commanded by Andriy Biletsky , founder and former commander of the Azov Battalion and former People's Deputy of Ukraine .
[9] [11] [verification needed] It was used by the Patriot of Ukraine organization (many of whose members joined Azov in 2014) from 2003 to 2014 and the related Social-National Assembly party in 2014, [12] both movements which claimed to continue the legacy of the original Social-National Party.
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 ...
A U.S. review found no evidence of human rights violations by Ukraine's Azov Brigade, paving the way for it to use American training and weapons, the State Department said on Tuesday, citing ...
The United States has lifted a ban on sending weapons and training to the Ukrainian Azov brigade, which played a vital role in the defense of the port city of Mariupol, but had a controversial past.
The 98th Territorial Defence Battalion 'Azov-Dnipro' is a Ukrainian battalion of the Territorial Defence Forces, a branch of the larger Azov Regiment of the National Guard. [1] [unreliable source?] The Battalion is led by Rodion Kudryashov, the commander of Azov's reconnaissance and sabotage company. [2] The Battalion is based in the city of ...
According to Seura magazine, some members had previously served in the Azov Battalion. [285] [286] In addition to Azov, the Russian Imperial Movement had also provided paramilitary training to the Finnish neo-Nazis. [287] Finnish neo-Nazis have been recruited for the war in Ukraine by local far-right pro-Russian parties. [293]