Part 3 ๐งตโ Some have said Azov can't be neo-Nazi, because one of its most famous fighters is of "Jewish origin." After losing a leg in Azovstal and being freed in a prisoner exchange, Ruslan "David" Serbov visited Israel for rehabilitation, which he used to promote ๐บ๐ฆ Nazi brands
"David" was among the Azov fighters flown to Mariupol by ๐บ๐ฆ military intelligence after ๐ท๐บ invaded. Here he is in
Azovstal with Oleksandr Kravtsov, the Hitler-tattooed commander of the "ะะตะดะผะตะดั SS," an openly neo-Nazi squad that fought with Azov Regiment.
Azov's "myth-busting" website () says that "David" went to Israel in November 2022. By February 2023 he visited the Dead Sea, wearing a hoodie that says "NS," which is a double entendre: "National Socialist" and "North Side," the name of this neo-Nazi brand azovcontrafake.com
According to his LinkedIn account, Smelyansky has worked in Tel Aviv for years and has "native or bilingual" proficiency in Hebrew + Russian, but he obviously identifies as a ๐บ๐ฆ neo-Nazi. Here he is with Azov leader Andriy Biletsky, wearing ๐บ๐ฆ Nazi brands "SvaStone" and "REICH."
Smelyansky's a big fan of SvaStone owned by Arseniy Bilodub, a leader of extremist Right Sector & the neo-Nazi band "Sokyra Peruna." Smelyansky has one of their "V Legion" shirts & his private Instagram quotes one of their songs. He met Bilodub last year.
The "Israeli Friends of Ukraine" is said to be "the leading pro-๐บ๐ฆ organization in ๐ฎ๐ฑ" & works closely w. the ๐บ๐ฆ embassy in Tel Aviv. Zelensky awarded medals (3rd degree Order of Merit) to IFU co-chairs, including Vyacheslav Feldman who has signed rockets for Gaza "Slava Ukraini"
A year ago, the "Israeli Friends of Ukraine" arranged meetings in Tel Aviv for Azov vet Arseniy Fedosiuk (circled in 3rd pic), whose wife has traveled around the world on behalf of this neo-Nazi movement & used to work for one of its far-right publishers.
Does anyone think that the far-right Svoboda party having a unit in Ukraine's National Guard led to the "depoliticization" of either? Of course not, because that sounds ridiculous, except when you replace "Svoboda party" with "Azov movement," then you are making perfect sense...
@lingerence noticed that "Rubizh," the ๐จ๐ฆ-trained "Rapid Reaction Brigade" in ๐บ๐ฆNat'l Guard, shared an image of one of its solders w. red eyes and a patch of neo-Nazi "Misanthropic Division" affiliated with Azov mvmt. He's also wearing an Azov-linked brand, "Company Group Team."
Zelensky also awarded the "Hero of Ukraine" title to Andriy Zhovanyk (1975-2022), commander of the far-right "V Legion" sponsored by the neo-Nazi brand "SvaStone" and linked to neo-Nazi band "Sokyra Peruna." Zhovanyk's squad fought with far-right Carpathian Sich and Right Sector.
V Legion social media includes unsurprising hints of Nazism. They're promoted by the white supremacist SvaStone brand, and advertised a concert in honor of "Hammer," a neo-Nazi commander from Right Sector (who had a V Legion shirt)
Photo of V Legion with ๐บ๐ธ tanks including its Nazi deputy commander, Andriy Bilodub of SvaStone, Sokyra Peruna and Right Sector. In another post featuring Bilodub, the caption says "our squad performs the following tasks ... [including] preparation for coups, regimes overthrow."