Fascists, Fascism and the Invasion.

[redsquirrel]

A pretty extraordinary piece in Guardian about the Azov brigade that neglects any mention of their far-right ideology of the group bar this statement presented as a fact

The 5,000-plus strong brigade has shed any far-right associations, relentlessly emphasised in Russian pre-invasion propaganda, and is one of the military’s elite forces, comprised entirely of volunteers

Whatever the truth of this it warrants more of a focus than this puff piece provides.

 

[TopCat]

A pretty extraordinary piece in Guardian about the Azov brigade that neglects any mention of their far-right ideology of the group bar this statement presented as a fact

Whatever the truth of this it warrants more of a focus than this puff piece provides.

It was a standout article. Azov are doing well, are democratic, have shed their far right ideology, are a role model.

 

[The39thStep]

Dear Guardian
'Azov is only a small section of the AFU , so why focus on them . Isn't that what Putin does?'

 

[The39thStep]

Deep State , the Ukrainian mil blogger on Telegram celebrated the anniversary of the Halychyna Division . The Halychana Division is better known by the name the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS. The bottom photo is of soldiers of the SS-Volunteer Division Galicia being sworn in.

 

[The39thStep]

Member of Carpathian Sich Battalion wearing a balaclava with a Wolfsangel. Originally formed by the far right Svoboda party in 2014 it now also includes mercenaries from US, Latvia, France Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Argentina

 

[The39thStep]

Some Russian fash supporting Ukranian fash

 

[krtek a houby]

Some Russian fash supporting Ukranian fash

Not one for clicking on twitter these days, so, slightly confusing...

Is it support or a standoff?

 

[The39thStep]

Not one for clicking on twitter these days, so, slightly confusing...

Is it support or a standoff?

Graffiti supporting Espagnola , a far right Russian hoolie group fighting for Russia is replaced by graffiti supporting far right Azov .

 

[ska invita]

"Johnson's speech was delivered yesterday, May 22, 2024 at a private club in London."

 

[Pickman's model]

"Johnson's speech was delivered yesterday, May 22, 2024 at a private club in London."

When will he receive the fate of mussolini that he so richly deserves?

 

[The39thStep]

Ukraine's first LGBT march since the invasion took place in Kyiv. It included soldiers who had been fighting at the front. Lasted for about twenty minutes.The leaders of the Pride march recommended participants to 'remove LGBT symbols' and exit separately through the metro to 'avoid provocations'

Counter demonstration included Right Sector and Centuria ( an Azov off spin in the Armed Forces) broke through police lines as Pride supporters were escorted by police into the underground.






Counter demo



Black and red flags are Right Sector btw

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[Dystopiary]

A few weeks ago there was this:



I'll quote the thread so that people who aren't signed into twitter can read it:


A shameful attack from a the far right youth group took place in Odessa last Saturday, the attackers finally had to run away in front of the reaction from comrades.

[ Direct Action Independent Student Union telegram link (in Ukrainian)]

the far-right tried to disrupt the presentation of a zine organized by the independent student union Direct Action. They tried to break into the room where the presentation was taking place.

When they failed to do so, they stole one copy of the magazine and tried to burn it, which led to a fight. As a result, they sprayed gas on an activist of the Solidarity Collectives and two soldiers from the Ecological Platform who are now being treated in Odesa

We would like to express our support and solidarity for our friends and colleagues who fought back against the far right. Unfortunately, we have seen a number of attacks happening in recent months against feminists, LGBTQ people, student unions, etc.

These attacks were committed by far-right youth groups. Just as we have to fight an existential war against the authoritarian Russian regime that brings with it torture, oppression, repressive policies, homophobia, and violence of the so called "traditional values"

some political groups decided to wage an internal war for the very same reasons: authoritarian values, racism, and homophobia

Solidarity Collectives
[at]SolidarityColl1

5:16 PM May 20, 2024

 

[Dystopiary]

Jake Hanrahan said this, also on twitter/X:

A neo-Nazi group in Ukraine (made up of youths who haven’t served) tried to attack a book event held by Ukrainian anarchists, many of whom are on rotation from fighting on the front. A wounded Ukrainian soldier attacked the fascists, using his crutches to hit them. They ran.

Jake Hanrahan
[at]Jake_Hanrahan

7:45 PM May 19, 2024

 

[TopCat]

Ukraine's first LGBT march since the invasion took place in Kyiv. It included soldiers who had been fighting at the front. Lasted for about twenty minutes.The leaders of the Pride march recommended participants to 'remove LGBT symbols' and exit separately through the metro to 'avoid provocations'

Counter demonstration included Right Sector and Centuria ( an Azov off spin in the Armed Forces) broke through police lines as Pride supporters were escorted by police into the underground.






Counter demo

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Black and red flags are Right Sector btw

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The Guardian left a lot out

First Pride march since Russian invasion takes place in Kyiv | Ukraine | The Guardian

Crowd dispersed by police after only 10 minutes and redirected to the subway due to threats from anti-LGBTQ+ groups, say organisers

amp.theguardian.com

 

[The39thStep]

Foward with the Intermarium

 

[TopCat]

Won’t see that reported on in the uk.

 

[JimW]

Anti-war activists dupe Russian officials with translations of old Nazi poems dressed up as contemporary patriotism: Anti-war activists dupe Russian officials with translations of Nazi poetry — Meduza

 

[The39thStep]

Won’t see that reported on in the uk.

Busy fella Kukharchuk, he recently published a list of 'unpatriotic' Ukrainian journalists including Anna Kaliuzhna who has in fact provided a whole swathe of articles detailing Russian atrocities and giving media space to stories supporting Ukrainian Armed Forces including Azov. Kaliiuzhna then received death and rape threats. IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media group have taken up her case. Perhaps the Guardian will publish an article ?

 

[spitfire]

Wild.

Pranksters reveal odes to Putin were Russian translations of Nazi verse

Patriotic poems published under invented name of Gennady Rakitin were embraced as examples of ‘Z-poetry’

www.theguardian.com

 

[The39thStep]

NSDM fan

 

[TopCat]

NSDM fan

I won’t expect a guardian report anytime soon.

 

[tim]

When will he receive the fate of mussolini that he so richly deserves?

At least Benito made the trains run on time, Johnston richly deserves a far worse fate.

 

[Pickman's model]

At least Benito made the trains run on time, Johnston richly deserves a far worse fate.

Tied to a track waiting for a train that never comes

 

[RD2003]

'Farion, a linguist, became a member of the nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party in 2005 and was elected to parliament in 2012, but failed in subsequent attempts to win a seat. She had also served on Lviv regional council.

She gained notoriety for frequent campaigns to promote the Ukrainian language and discredit public officials who spoke Russian.'


'In the early months of the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Farion denounced Russian-speaking fighters of the Azov regiment who defended the port city of Mariupol for three months.

Although Ukrainian is the sole state language of Ukraine, many of its people speak Russian as a first language, a legacy of Soviet rule, when Ukrainian was under official pressure.

Promoting the language has long been an important issue, with parliament passing legislation to entrench its use in public life and in the services industry.'

Nationalist campaigner for the Ukrainian language is shot dead in Lviv

Iryna Farion, 60, a former MP known for her opposition to officials speaking in Russian, was attacked on the street

www.theguardian.com

 

[The39thStep]

'Farion, a linguist, became a member of the nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party in 2005 and was elected to parliament in 2012, but failed in subsequent attempts to win a seat. She had also served on Lviv regional council.

She gained notoriety for frequent campaigns to promote the Ukrainian language and discredit public officials who spoke Russian.'


'In the early months of the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Farion denounced Russian-speaking fighters of the Azov regiment who defended the port city of Mariupol for three months.

Although Ukrainian is the sole state language of Ukraine, many of its people speak Russian as a first language, a legacy of Soviet rule, when Ukrainian was under official pressure.

Promoting the language has long been an important issue, with parliament passing legislation to entrench its use in public life and in the services industry.'

Nationalist campaigner for the Ukrainian language is shot dead in Lviv

Iryna Farion, 60, a former MP known for her opposition to officials speaking in Russian, was attacked on the street

www.theguardian.com

Large turnout , including Right sector flags, for the ultranationalist bigot

 

[The39thStep]

Azov tour of Germany

 

[The39thStep]

Azovs tour of Europe scorecard : 4 cancelled in Germany, Holland and Belgium . In the latter case ' the cancellation went through "at the initiative of the Third Assault Brigade", who reportedly received instructions to do so from President of Ukraine ' 2 other meetings both in Poland went ahead.

Ukraine's Azov Battalion cancels controversial recruitment session in Brussels

The Third Ukrainian Assault Brigade – connected to the Azov Battalion with neo-Nazi affiliations – is currently hosting evengings around Europe to encourage Ukrainians to conscript.

www.brusselstimes.com

 

[Karl Masks]

NSDM fan

Why do they all have to look like extras from Game of Thrones?

 

[The39thStep]

Denis Nikitin of Ukraine’s fascist Russian Volunteer Corps posing with flowers and pictures of the three murdered girls in Southport outside the British embassy in Kyiv . He described the far right riots as self defence.

 

[Pickman's model]

Denis Nikitin of Ukraine’s fascist Russian Volunteer Corps posing with flowers and pictures of the three murdered girls in Southport outside the British embassy in Kyiv . He described the far right riots as self defence.


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looks like he's emptied his toy box too