Russia’s supreme court on Tuesday designated Ukraine’s Azov Regiment as a terrorist group, a Reuters correspondent in the courtroom reported.
The Azov Regiment, which has far-right and ultra-nationalist roots, has been one of the most prominent Ukrainian military formations fighting against Russia in eastern Ukraine. Russia has regularly cited Azov in support of its assertion that Ukraine is controlled by “fascists”. Russian state propaganda has compared Azov fighters to World War Two-era Nazis, whose defeat by the Soviet Union remains a core part of Russian national identity.
Previously based in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, many of the regiment’s personnel were captured by Russian forces when the city fell in May after an almost three month long siege. Officials in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian-backed entity which claims Mariupol as part of its territory, said in May that captured Azov Regiment fighters could face the death penalty under the self-proclaimed republic’s laws.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Lloyds Bank customers faced a major app problem after a technical glitch showed other people’s…
Activating your JetBlue Mastercard online is quick and simple. Visit the official activation website, enter…
Activating a US Bank ReliaCard online is quick and simple. Visit the activation website, enter…
Hertz Gold+ is a free car rental loyalty program that lets members earn points from…
The Atmos Summit credit card offers a Global Companion Award that lets cardholders reduce points…
Some users reported Claude AI slowing down or freezing recently. Although the official status shows…