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Attendees of a pro-Ukraine rally in Manhattan broke out into chants of support for the neo-Nazi paramilitary faction known as the Azov Battalion, video circulating social media shows.
Footage from the event shows the crowd waving Ukraine flags as they chant, “Azov! Azov Azov!” in lower Manhattan.
Chants of support for the controversial Azov Battalion break out at a pro Ukraine rally in lower Manhattan
Attendees chant “Azov” pic.twitter.com/fFguwpRa82
— Elad Eliahu (@elaadeliahu) April 23, 2022
The fanatatical Azov Battalion was formed in 2014 by a self-described Nazi amid the Maidan Uprising that led to the Soros-backed coup of Ukraine’s government.
Their insignia is taken from the 2nd SS Das Reich Panzer Division, and they also proudly display the swastika and the Sonnenrad, another Nazi symbol.
Top work from the fucking geniuses at @Welt here, publishing an article about the “lie” of Azov being a Neo-Nazi unit with an accompanying picture of a Battalion flag featuring both its Nazi Wolfsjagd logo *and* Nazi black sun logo. What’s that quote about not learning history? https://t.co/MMKYv4tj25
— Kit Klarenberg (@KitKlarenberg) April 22, 2022
— Ken
(@eastriverrunner) April 23, 2022
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International has accused Azov fighters and associated regiments of egregious human rights violations, including torture, kidnappings, and extra-judicial executions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tried dismissing the Azov Battalion’s fascist roots, claiming that “they are who they are.”
This is now deleted footage by Fox News where host Bret Baier asks Zelensky about the Azov Battalion reportedly shooting POW’s
“they are what they are“; where “they” is the Nazi Azov battalion that have been merged with the Ukraine regular military. pic.twitter.com/fa3ZBf9eo5
— Charlotte, The Baroness of Burnley
(@CharlotteEmmaUK) April 5, 2022
Like their support for Antifa, the left has no trouble backing an openly fascist group so long as they align with their political goals: in this case, waging war against Russia.
— Ralphie (@Greensheet6) April 23, 2022
— Comfy
(@hairloom) April 23, 2022
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