According to information from Kiev, the controversial Ukrainian national guard brigade “Azov” has been re-established and is once again deployed at the front against Russian troops in eastern Ukraine.
“The legendary Azov special brigade has started combat operations in the Serebryanka forest area,” Colonel Mykola Urshalovych, responsible for planning operations of the National Guard, said in a statement on Thursday. Serebryanka is located in the Luhansk region.
Founded by right-wing extremists
The brigade also includes an artillery unit. The volunteer unit, founded by right-wing extremists in 2014, has long been used by Russian propaganda as an example of alleged “Nazi rule” in Ukraine. Moscow justified the invasion of the neighboring country more than 17 months ago with “denazification”.
During the fighting for the port city of Mariupol, the regiment “Azov” was surrounded and the survivors were taken prisoner by the Russians. Most importantly, the seriously wounded were later exchanged for captured Russians.
Several “Azov” officers transferred to Turkey returned home in early July after a visit to the country by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the original agreement, they were to remain in Turkey until the end of the war. Russia has criticized the return of the fighters to Ukraine as a violation of the agreement.
Source: Krone
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