Нет, нет. Фашисты в Украине? Шо вы! Это фсе российские фантазии!
The Azov Battalion was formed on May 5th, 4 days later they were involved in still one of the most shocking actions of this Ukraine crisis, the Mariupol massacre. They were the battalion sent out of the Mariupol police hq first, into the streets, shooting, killing unarmed civilians. Since then, involvement in further atrocities across the former east of Ukraine has had them labelled ‘men in black’ (their uniform is all black, unmarked), even a ‘death squad‘. Part of their funding reportedly comes from oligarch Igor Kolomoisky. How many of them are there? Some have reported 70, but the group itself are secretive about exact numbers, with speculation it could be in the hundreds. Their official Facebook page has over 8000 ‘likes’.
In addition to Kolomoisky, the unit is part funded by the Ukrainian government and now, as it transpires, part funded by a charity concert taking place in Kharkov on July 13th, comprising heavy and death metal acts, with tickets on sale for 150 UAH (a bit under $13 - left).
So, who would go to this concert? Well, 172 are confirmed, 236 maybes, let’s have a look at 10 - (all photos taken from their Vkontakte profiles, links provided so you can check yourself) - http://grahamwphillips.com/2014/07/01/who-goes-to-an-azov-battalion-charity-concert-heres-10/