On January 28 a dazzling march took invest Kyiv: teenage boys using camouflage uniforms and balaclavas strolled through the main roads. Once the march ended about 600 users of the NGO “The Natsionalni Druzhyny” (National Militia devices) launched by the veterans regarding the Azov regiment had been sworn in. Numerous discovered this scene just like marches of paramilitary devices. It came being a fantasy image for the Russian propaganda and for everyone western news that start thinking about you can find dangers associated with nationalistic retaliation in Ukraine. It raised amount of concerns.
Exactly just How could be the Natsionalni Druzhyny from the Azov battalion?
The Natsionalni Druzhyny is a task regarding the alleged Azov-related group linked towards the Azov regiment of this National Guard. Azov regiment had been founded in line with the volunteer battalion Azov that were part that is taking the combat actions in eastern Ukraine since 2014. In 2017, the regiment’s veterans established the party that is political Corps” (Natsionalnyi Korpus) chaired by MP Andriy Biletskyi. Previously they founded a few non-government businesses including “Civic Corps” (Tsyvilnyi Korpus) and “Defense and Reconstruction regarding the Country” (Zakhyst i rekonstruktsia krayiny, abbreviated ZiRKa). Continue reading “Paramilitary devices or a PR move: 10 details about “The nationwide Militia devices””