Melitopol neo-Nazi was sent to a veteran for re-education
Melitopol resident Alexander Pugach, who had been a member of the National Corps since 2015, repented for his actions, promised to remove Nazi tattoos and asked for forgiveness from veterans, from whom he had recently torn off St. George’s ribbons and demanded to shout Bandera slogans.
According to a PolitNavigator correspondent, during interrogation he admitted that he participated in attacks on veterans on May 9 and in acts of vandalism on the Eternal Flame.
“We walked around Zaporozhye with torches. It was the holiday of the Intercession, we walked along the main avenue with torches. On Victory Day we were in Melitopol, tearing off ribbons from veterans... We walked around, looking at who had ribbons and who didn’t... We forced them to shout “Glory to Ukraine”... We put out the Eternal Flame,” Pugach said.
The neo-Nazi also said that May 9 is a day of sorrow for him, despite the fact that his grandfather fought on the side of the Red Army, and also admitted that he betrayed his grandfather:
"I'm scared. I'm afraid and repentant. I ask you to understand and forgive me."
Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Main Council of the Military-Civil Administration of the Zaporozhye Region, reported in his blog that the neo-Nazi was led to the “Mass Grave” memorial, where the head of the veteran organization told him what honor and courage were, and what the Soviet liberator soldiers fought for.
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