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Thread. In Ukraine's state "National Army Academy" @ArmyAcademyUA a self-described "Pan-European nationalism" group "Centuria" apparently promoted far-right the Azov movement, "Natiocracy" to military cadets, future officers in a series of lectures /1 ImageImageImageImage
Pan-European nationalists of "Centuria" claim that in December' 18 they lectured cadets of Ukraine's National Army Academy on "Pride of the Nation", introduced them to "The Natiocracy" by Mykola Stsiborskyi, then led them in reading Ten Commandments of a Ukrainian Nationalist/2 ImageImageImageImage
During alleged Sep '18 lecture "Idea of the Nation" to Ukraine's National Army Academy cadets - Pan-European nationalists of "Centuria" group lectured audience on the Azov movement, including on the history of "Patriot of Ukraine", rep-ly a neo-Nazi org & Azov's predecessor /3 ImageImageImageImage
"Centuria" group of Pan-European Nationalists apparently proselytizing Ukrainian mil cadets can be linked to far-right the Azov movement. Azov Regiment-sponsored mag-n The National Defense wrote in Nov'18 that "Centuria" promoted that publication in the National Army Academy /4 Image
Pan-European Nationalists of "Centuria" group that lectured in Ukraine's National Army Academy were mentioned on Telegram as "a movement of young military officers that educate future military elite of the Ukrainian state" by Eduard Yurchenko, Azov Mov-t/Regiment ideologue /5 Image
Centuria's Telegram says it's a "community of European traditionalists aiming to consolidate nationally-oriented officers(...)that are aware of the catastrophic situation in Europe and Ukraine" /6 ImageImageImageImage
Likely an Azov-linked group "Centuria" says on Telegram that it sees the revival of Ukraine as an opportunity to "defend Europe's heroic past and conquer an even better future for descendants" /7 ImageImage
Pan-European Nationalist group "Centuria" app-ly proselytizing in Ukraine's Army Academy says its ideology is "Europe of Nations - a single civilization space, united by a sacred goal of protecting the identity of the European nations from any outside and domestic threats" /8 ImageImageImage
"We will raise the sacred flag of an impassioned, uncompromising fight for our [Western] heritage, and freedom" Pan-European Nationalists "Centuria" group says via its Telegram. The group app-ly lectured cadets of In Ukraine's state "National Army Academy" on several occasions /9 ImageImage
Some members of "Centuria", a self-described Pan-European Nationalist group aiming to "consolidate nationally-oriented officers", can be cadets in Ukraine's state National Army Academy. Telegram posts consistently feature events org-d by the group in the Academy etc /10 ImageImageImage
"Centuria" Pan-European Nationalist group that allegedly lectured cadets in Ukraine's National Army Academy says it aims to: get mem-s into mil org-s, propagandize Pan-European unity to officers, protect common European identity from "Brussels bureaucrats (...) and Kremlin"/END ImageImageImageImage
While “Centuria” group describes itself as “European traditionalists”, boasts “Pan-European Nationalism” agenda & its existence is confirmed by Azov-linked publication &ideologue, it is app-ly a small(!) group in🇺🇦. Yet it allegedly held events in Ukraine’s National Army Academy
For reference: The Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces/ Army Academy where “Centuria” apparently promoted “Pan-European Nationalism” is Ukraine’s leading military education body, plugged into Ukraine’s mil cooperation with the USA, NATO asv.gov.ua/?q=en/academy/… ImageImage
In Ukraine's state "National Army Academy" @ArmyAcademyUA members of self-described Order of Pan-European traditionalists/nationalists "Centuria" pose with the group's flag. Centuria's aim is to "defend Europe,the holy ancestral land from all threats" incl. "Brussels bureaucrats" ImageImageImage

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May 18, 2022
In the Azov Regiment’s magazine“Black sun”, fighters, AR figures contemporaneously wrote that the launch of a political wing was meant to allow the Regiment to influence politics. Far-right Azov movement has specialized branches with specific functions. AR - military, NC-politics
That being said, current leadership of the Regiment is very much part of Biletsky era “old guard”. Prokopenko, Palamar, Berkal are old school Azov types not “new blood”. Azov ran its own (!) recruitment, education systems allowing it to preserve its unique identity, standing.
Notably Biletsky’s role in the development of the Azov Regiment, protecting it (from the government of Ukraine at that!) post his formal departure for politics has been acknowledged by Kalyna, Berkal, others. AR continues to be tied to far-right National Corps, larger Azov mov-t.
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Apr 11, 2022
Photos show soldiers donning Azov Regiment "Spartan" patch in training with Canadian mil instructors in Ukraine in 2020.

@simoncoutu built on my findings regarding the Canada-backed National Guard of Ukraine center [] to find this
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/18734…
The center where Azov Regiment fighters trained - including, per new findings, with Canadian instructors - apparently also received some U.S. backing, per this 2019 Pentagon letter to Senator Risch foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/… Image
New findings ⬆️on Azov Regiment's access to Canadian military trainers, my earlier findings on AR access to other NGU training centers [] are in contrast to the Azov movement, observers claims that the Regiment had no access to Western assistance
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Feb 17, 2022
Instructors of the Azov Regiment [=National Guard of Ukraine unit & mil wing of the internationally active far-right Azov movement] were trained in the [Canada-backed] NGU center and then taught dozens of Azov fighters a course developed by NGU and Canada military -per NGU, Azov ImageImageImageImage
Per statements, btw Aug-Oct 2021, 33 Azov fighters completed a 10-week course "developed with [Canada's] Operation Unifier', and instructors from Azov's Yevhen Konovalets Military School [YKMS] were trained for the task in the [Canada-backed] NGU center in Zolochiv. ImageImage
Statements DON'T claim that Canada military was involved in training Azov/YKMS instructors, fighters, decisions to train them. But, NGU's Zolochiv Center is backed by Canada, US. Per 2020 Regimental Journal of The Royal Canadian Regiment, Canadian trainers worked out of Zolochiv. ImageImageImageImage
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Nov 25, 2021
Fighters of the Azov Regiment - a unit of Ukraine's National Guard & the military wing of the internationally active far-right Azov movement - receive training in the U.S.-, Canada- backed training Centers of the National Guard of Ukraine. That's per Ukraine's National Guard.
In August, the National Guard stated that Azov fighter "Bars" [apparent real name: Oleksandr Moskalenko] graduated after 4 years from the [U.S.- and Canada-backed] National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine and returned to the Regiment as an officer ngu.gov.ua/nove-pokolinny… ImageImageImageImage
In June, the [U.S.-, Canada-backed] International Interagency Multidisciplinary Training Centre stated that Azov fighter "Stohid" took part in a demining training supported by NATO's Support and Procurement Agency and led by "NATO instructors from the UK" facebook.com/NGU3070/posts/… Image
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May 25, 2021
Thread. Re Protasevich and Azov. Here's what's out there to be analyzed against other evidence, commentary: 1st photo is Protasevich, 2nd photo is the cover of Azov's "Black Sun" publication July 2015 issue #15. 3rd photo is what @azure says: "0.70 confidence" (that's high-ish).
There's less confidence from Azure when Azov's "Black Sun" cover photo is compared to other photos of Protasevich. For example, it's "0.62" with this photo.
IMPORTANT: The "Black Sun" Issue #15 cover was posted earlier today in comments on a neo-Nazi Telegram. I assumed it could be fake, but there is, in fact, a July 2015 post on Azov's now-dormant VK page featuring the cover, the issue itself is downloadable archive.ph/mYUOU
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Aug 28, 2020
German neo-Nazi "Dritte Weg" party gushes over the "Centuria" organization recently launched in Ukraine by the far-right internationally active Azov Movement:

"A new organization with eternal values ​​- perhaps exactly what was missing in the political arena of Eastern Europe". Image
Germany's neo-Nazi "Dritte Weg" is a known ally of Ukraine's Azov movement and members of the party routinely join Ukrainian far right at events in the country
"Centuria" launch teased [backgrounder: ] an expansionist agenda, brought up "fight of civilizations". Currently, it appears to be focused - like all of the Azov movement - on attacking anti-Maidan Sharij, Kremlin-friendly "Opposition platform" parties.
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