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=== Neo-Nazism ===

 

The Azov Battalion has been described as a [[far-right]] militia,<ref name="bbc-20140905" /><ref name=telegraph-20220318/> with connections to [[neo-Nazism]] and members wearing neo-Nazi and [[SS]] symbols and regalia, and expressing neo-Nazi views.<ref name=parfitt /><ref name="Walker" /> The group's insignia features the ''[[Wolfsangel]]'',<ref name="Golinkin_2017">{{cite news |last=Golinkin |first=Lev |title=The reality of neo-Nazis in Ukraine is far from Kremlin propaganda |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/359609-the-reality-of-neo-nazis-in-the-ukraine-is-far-from-kremlin-propaganda |work=The Hill |date=9 November 2017 |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719072027/https://thehill.com/opinion/international/359609-the-reality-of-neo-nazis-in-the-ukraine-is-far-from-kremlin-propaganda |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Miller">{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Christopher |title=Azov, Ukraine's Most Prominent Ultranationalist Group, Sets Its Sights On U.S., Europe |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/azov-ukraine-s-most-prominent-ultranationalist-group-sets-its-sights-on-u-s-europe/29600564.html |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |date=14 November 2018 |location=Prague |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-date=3 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803165341/https://www.rferl.org/a/azov-ukraine-s-most-prominent-ultranationalist-group-sets-its-sights-on-u-s-europe/29600564.html |url-status=live}}</ref> a German heraldic charge inspired by historic wolf traps adopted by the [[Nazi Party]], and used to feature the [[Black Sun (symbol)|Black Sun]],<ref name="Luhn">{{cite news |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/08/30/preparing-for-war-with-ukraines-fascist-defenders-of-freedom/ |title=Preparing for War With Ukraine's Fascist Defenders of Freedom |first=Alec |last=Luhn |work=Foreign Policy |date=30 August 2014 |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829082920/https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/08/30/preparing-for-war-with-ukraines-fascist-defenders-of-freedom/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Altair">{{cite web |last1=lądowe |first1=Wojska |title=USA nie będą szkolić batalionu Azow |url=http://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=16688 |website=Altair.com.pl |access-date=27 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615024716/http://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=16688 |archive-date=15 June 2015 |language=pl |date=13 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="focus">{{cite news |last=Hinz |first=Linda |url=http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/das-bataillon-asow-schmutziger-kampf-in-der-ukraine-neonazis-im-dienst-der-regierung_id_4058717.html |title=Schmutziger Kampf in der Ukraine: Neonazis im Dienst der Regierung |trans-title=Dirty war in Ukraine: neo-Nazis in service of the government |language=de |newspaper=Focus Online |date=14 August 2014 |access-date=23 June 2016 |archive-date=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017132345/http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/das-bataillon-asow-schmutziger-kampf-in-der-ukraine-neonazis-im-dienst-der-regierung_id_4058717.html |url-status=live}}</ref> both of which remain two popular neo-Nazi symbols.{{r|Driebergen|Luhn|Walker}} Azov soldiers have been observed wearing Nazi-associated symbols on their uniforms.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/1.614913 |title=Ukrainian soldiers seen wearing helmets with Nazi swastika and SS symbols |date=9 September 2014 |newspaper=[[Haaretz]] |access-date=21 June 2015 |archive-date=7 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107014702/http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/1.614913 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, the German [[ZDF]] television network showed images of Azov fighters wearing helmets with swastika symbols and "the [[SS runes]] of Hitler's infamous black-uniformed elite corps".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/german-tv-shows-nazi-symbols-helmets-ukraine-soldiers-n198961 |title=German TV Shows Nazi Symbols on Helmets of Ukraine Soldiers |work=NBC News |date=9 September 2014 |access-date=23 June 2016 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125055127/https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/german-tv-shows-nazi-symbols-helmets-ukraine-soldiers-n198961 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Marcin Ogdowski, a Polish war correspondent, gained access to one of Azov's bases located in the former holiday resort ''Majak''; Azov fighters showed him Nazi tattoos as well as Nazi emblems on their uniforms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fakty.interia.pl/tylko-u-nas/news-chlopcy-z-azowa-bronia-mariupola-ukrainy-europy-i-bialej-ras,nId,1848612,nPack,1 |title=Chłopcy z 'Azowa' bronią Mariupola. Ukrainy, Europy i… białej rasy |trans-title=The boys from 'Azov' defend Mariupol. Ukraine, Europe and… the white race |website=Interia |date=8 July 2015 |language=pl |access-date=1 November 2015 |archive-date=13 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713013318/http://fakty.interia.pl/tylko-u-nas/news-chlopcy-z-azowa-bronia-mariupola-ukrainy-europy-i-bialej-ras,nId,1848612,nPack,1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=telegraph-20220318/>