Azov Battalion
White Nationalism, Left-Wing Alliances, and Straight Edge Lifestyles: Ukraine's Soccer Fans Turned Soldiers
Two Ukrainian soccer ultras who now fight for a far-right paramilitary group go on the record about everything from construction site brawls to Hitler.
Heroes Are Not Dead: How the Conflict in Ukraine is Playing Out in its Top Soccer League
Fighting in Ukraine has turned soccer clubs into refugees, and rival ultras into unlikely allies.
The Ultras, Azov Battalion, and Soccer From Inside Ukraine
The Azov Batallion has been called patriotic by some, neo-Nazis by others, and on Monday night they were at Kiev's Olympic Stadium for a Euro 2016 qualifying match.
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Russian Roulette (Dispatch 76)
VICE News embedded with the Azov Battalion — which is allegedly linked to neo-Nazism — while members trained and conducted a patrol.
We Embedded with the Azov Battalion While They Trained and Conducted a Patrol
The group is allegedly linked to neo-Nazism.
Ukraine Has Won Full Control Over the Port City of Mariupol
Today’s military initiative was as much a political show of feather-preening as it was a significant battle victory.
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