The Ukrainian forces who made a determined last stand in a Mariupol steel mill against Russian troops were a mixture of seasoned soldiers, border guards, a controversial national guard regiment and volunteers who took up arms in the weeks before Russia's invasion.
The fighters who held out at Azovstal, for much of the nearly three-month siege of Mariupol with Ukrainian civilians who sought safety in the plant's underground bunkers and tunnels, came from a variety of different military and law enforcement units, according to Ukrainian officials. They moved to the Azovstal steel mill to join the Azov Regiment, a national guard unit with roots in the far right, and some of them were captured by the Russians.In announcing Azovstal's seizure, the Russian Defence Ministry's chief spokesman referred to the Azov Regiment's fighters as Nazis and said their commander was taken away in an armoured vehicle because of local residents' alleged hatred of him "for numerous atrocities.
The Azov Battalion drew its initial fighters from far-right circles and elicited criticism for some of its tactics. Its current members rejected accusations of nationalism and radicalism. Sviatoslav Palamar, the regiment's deputy commander, said in a recent interview from the steel mill that he preferred the term "patriotism.
Easy. They are Nazi's as you would know if you pro tied journalism
Russian Bots will say Nazis but we all know that’s false. The real Nazis are here in our back yard. The FreeDumb Truckers are the real threat
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Heroes, every one of them.
Naxis!!
Propaganda
Intelligent people I say, you all should be mediators for the war,considering you all have inputs of how everyone else is handling this conflict. Maybe you all receive medals of honor stopping through genocide of Ukrainian people.along with Bravary with Putin
The Americans silly.
Figures. CTV trying to whitewash nazis. No mention of the foreign fighters, top ranked western military men too. And human Sheila's. Disappointed I am.
Canada's entire Ukrainian foreign policy is crumbling. Training Ukrainian soldiers (including some Nazis) since a western funded coup to challenge Russia. And Russia is winning. This war was preventable and JustinTrudeau cafreeland & melaniejoly have blood on their hands.
cafreeland bragged about knowing well Ukraine so she knew you can ask her
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