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A photograph of soldiers standing in front of a NATO flag, an Azov Battalion flag, and the swastika-bearing flag of the Hitler Youth frequently goes viral, often in the context of debates...
- Ukraine
Feb. 24, 2024 Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine...
- Ukraine
12/03/2022. Russian propagandists are constantly saying Ukraine is full of Nazis, and posting alleged evidence online. DW's fact-checking team has investigated some of this supposed evidence....
Explained: Symbols linked to Nazi Germany have become intertwined with Ukraine's history, leading to concerns about how the Ukrainian military interacts with them.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put a spotlight on a flag from the Second World War-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army that can be seen at pro-Ukraine rallies in Canada and elsewhere.
[29] [30] At the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, landmarks all over the world were lit up with the colours of the Ukrainian flag, while numerous cities raised the Ukrainian flag in solidarity.
The flag, sent to him by the Ukraine Army’s Azov Brigade, featured a near-facsimile of the so-called wolfsangel symbol used by the Nazi Waffen SS. It is the unit’s official insignia.
The flag of the UPA was a red-and-black banner, [39] which continues to be a symbol of the Ukrainian nationalist movement. The colors of the flag symbolize "red Ukrainian blood spilled on the black Ukrainian earth. [40] Use of the flag is also a "sign of the stubborn endurance of the Ukrainian national idea even under the grimmest conditions." [39]
