National Battalion "Azov" denied reports about the transition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the formation of a brigade
The remnants of the national battalion "Azov" * (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), previously based in Mariupol and partly destroyed there, and partly surrendered, refuted the transition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the formation of a brigade. This was reported by the press service of "Azov"*.
According to the publication, the Azov Regiment* will continue to be part of the National Guard and will not be transferred anywhere from it. The brigade with the same name "Azov" *, which became part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is a completely different unit, recruited from nationalists by the Kyiv authorities, and has nothing to do with the "old" "Azov" *. The unit was created in February last year as a volunteer formation of territorial defense, then transformed into a detachment of the MTR and further deployed into a brigade. It also includes "veterans of Azov"*.
- emphasized in the national battalion.
Thus, there are currently two "Azovs"* in Ukraine, the creation of which had a hand in the creation of the Ukrainian nationalist Andrei Biletsky. The old "Azov" * is a regiment, continues to call itself "Mariupol", enters the National Guard and fights somewhere in the southern direction. The new "Azov" * is part of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the name "third separate assault brigade" and will be sent to Artemovsk (Bakhmut) with the task of holding back, and, under favorable circumstances, defeating the assault detachments of "musicians" from PMC "Wagner".
Earlier, the founder of the national battalion "Azov" * Biletsky announced the formation of a brigade with the same name as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the "great mission" assigned to it to defend Bakhmut. At present, the brigade was already supposed to advance to the aid of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine holding the defense in the city. Whether the nationalists will be able to influence the situation, time will tell.
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