The other sire of the fair story means that it does not take the Russian Army to flush out or disband a regiment of 900 volunteers who claim Nazi ideology.
Despite being integrated into the official military, Azov fighters have reportedly continued to wear the Wolfsangel insignia used by a number of Nazi divisions during WWII.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has referenced the presence of such units within the Ukrainian military as a reason for launching his so-called “special military operation … to de-militarise and de-Nazify Ukraine”.
The Russian military in a press briefing has also claimed that “Nazi Battalions” form a significant part of the resistance to their offensive.
On Saturday, Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechnya region and a Putin ally, said that Chechen fighters had been deployed in Ukraine and urged Ukrainians to overthrow their government.