NBC - German TV Shows Nazi Symbols on Helmets of Ukraine Soldiers

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52. Article is from 2014.

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The year that Russia annexed Crimea and the war in Donbas broke out.

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The war (in Donbas) began in April 2014 when armed Russian-backed separatists seized government buildings and the Ukrainian military launched an operation against them. It continued until it was subsumed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbas_(2014%E2%80%932022)

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The (Azov) unit has drawn controversy over its early and allegedly continuing association with far-right groups and neo-Nazi ideology,[13] its use of controversial symbols linked to Nazism, and early allegations that members of the unit participated in torture and war crimes.
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Most of the unit's members are Russian speakers from Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine. It also includes members from other countries.[9][23] In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the regiment gained renewed attention, as one of the reasons given by Russian president Vladimir Putin for the invasion was the "denazification" of Ukraine, to remove the alleged control of the country by far-right forces such as Azov. During the Siege of Mariupol, the regiment played a prominent role in the city's defense, and made its final stand at the Azovstal steel plant.[24][25] The siege ended when a significant number of the regiment's fighters, including its commander, Denys Prokopenko, surrendered to Russian forces on orders from the Ukrainian high command.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Brigade