The Azov regiment includes mercenaries from 20 countries and neo-Nazis from all over the world, - Danish media
Danish portal DR.dk publishes a report from the front lines of the Azov regiment, in which he claims that the regiment has become a refuge not only for military mercenaries from all over the world, but also a neo-Nazi international.
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The publication writes: “In Ukraine, several thousand men are fighting in volunteer battalions side by side with the Ukrainian army... There are more than 20 different volunteer battalions, each of which - with the exception of one - has been integrated into the armed forces.. But the relationship between the volunteer battalions and the central government are tense.
– Kyiv is afraid of us. “He doesn’t give us enough ammunition or proper equipment,” says a 21-year-old platoon commander in the Azov regiment, nicknamed “Grizzly.” “That’s because they don’t want to change the system.” They are still just a faction of Yanukovych and the Putin system.”
The publication describes one of the Azov barracks, located in the ruins of former residential premises. The walls in the barracks, according to Danish journalists, are covered with SS insignia and swastikas. “The Grizzly platoon freely admits,” the publication writes, “that they are adherents of right-wing ideology.” “Grizzly” justifies himself: “Yes, this is because some of those who are here are still young and naive. They try to find ways to protest and do it with such ideology and such symbols. But this has no serious basis. It’s just guys... they’ll understand it later.”
The publication writes: “Azov also had great attraction for foreign fighters. More than 20 different nationalities fought alongside the Ukrainians, and some of them were right-wing radicals.”
Danish journalists believe that on the territory of Donbass, foreign mercenaries gain combat experience in order to later use it in private military structures. This is confirmed by the Swede Mikael Skilt, who fought in the Azov regiment. “A large number of foreigners who have undergone military training and shelling here have signed contracts with private companies,” says the Swede. -It’s very good to note on your resume that you were in an active conflict zone. This will bring good money later.”
Let us recall that the Balkan media confirmed the presence of neo-Nazis in the Azov regiment with Croatia.
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