AZOV is NOT the only Nazi group in Ukraine.
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Misanthropic Division. Formed in Ukraine in 2013
MD has become an international movement with cells in more than 12 countries, including UK and USA
They have been involved multiple terror acts, including the Odessa massacre (2014)
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C14 (S14)
Paramilitary arm of Ukrainian ‘Svoboda’ party. Was involved in the 2014 Maidan
C14 has been implicated in murders, intimidation and other violent crimes, like burning of Romani camps, which they call “Safari"
Kiev allows total impunity for C14 as “municipal guards”
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TORNADO
Their sadism has no limits.
Their crimes were as atrocious that Ukraine had to arrest them; videos of gang rape were found on their phones, rape of women, men and even babies.
In 2022 Zelenskyy released Tornado from prison, they were given vehicles and weapons. 🤮
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RIGHT SECTOR (Pravyi sektor)
Paramilitary confederation of several radical groups, main actors in the violent clashes in the Maidan.
Today RS has its own battalion and political party, RS is involved in wild attacks on LGBT activists, journalists, writers, lawyers and judges.
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AZOV itself
AZOV is the purest definition on neo-NAZISM, but they also became the text book definition of TERRORISM; in 04/2022 they demanded to exchange for FOOD the CIVILIANS they hold as human shield hostages in the Azovstal Bunker: 1 Ton of food for every 15 civilians.😖
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SVOBODA
This ultranationalist party and its founder Oleh Tyahnybok, played leading roles in the Maidan (US-backed coup)
In a leaked conversation, US Assistant Secretary of State V. Nuland and Ambassador G. Pyatt mentioned Tyahnybok as one of the leaders they were working with.
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AIDAR
In 2014 civilian and foreign Nazi groups volunteered to form AIDAR, the first Territorial Defense Battalion of Ukraine. AIDAR has been accused of 'ISIS-Style' War Crimes, they were the ones who brought the use of HUMAN SHIELDS.
Google "Vita Zaverukha" to know more.
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DONBAS battalion
After 2014 protests evolved into declarations of independence in EAST #Ukraine, the extreme right shifted gear to full-scale armed combat. DONBAS was formed by Donbass native neo-Nazis, their crimes include torture and rape of a person with mental disability.
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Quick note
Is this a complete list of #Nazi groups in #Ukraine?
NO, NOT EVEN CLOSE, there are more than 50 Neo nazi "volunteer battalions" in Ukraine, plus several more political and underground organizations.
So, let's move to the next one...
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National Corps
NC is the political arm of #AZOV. This makes them one of the MOST dangerous groups because they invest heavily in propaganda, their "ideologist", Olena Semenyaka, is always touring Europe to court support. N-Corps favours the creation of an "Aryan superstate"
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“There are also #Nazis in Russia"
#FALSE
Russia can tolerate an ugly tattoo but being an ACTIVE NAZI is a SERIOUS crime.
Even the well known Nazi Community "White Lives Matter" states that most #Nazi Russian groups were already cracked down. Few remaining are being hunted.
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