looting, Azov has nevertheless enjoyed substantial support from Washington and military assistance from the Pentagon, notwithstanding a 2019 push by dozens of US lawmakers to have the group designated a foreign terrorist organization.
At
least five ‘Azov Battalion’-themed t-shirts and a coffee mug have
appeared on Amazon.com in recent weeks, each featuring the group’s
infamous neo-Nazi fighting force’s 2nd SS Panzer Division Das
Reich-style rune logo and the light blue and yellow colours of the
Ukrainian flag.
The
shirts go for the low-low price of $18.99, while the Azov “Unisex”
“Support Mugs” are on offer for between $15.95-$19.95, depending on the
size. All of the merch appeared on the site over the past two weeks,
with the first item spotted on 3 March.
Azov has since grown into a full-size regiment of over 2,500 troopers
and been integrated into the Ukrainian National Guard, giving it access
to weaponry ranging from howitzers, mortars and anti-aircraft guns to
tanks. The regiment is based in Mariupol, the southeastern Ukrainian
coastal city presently surrounded by Russian and Donetsk People’s
Republic forces. There, Azov has been accused of indiscriminately targeting civilian areas during its retreat, and of using local residents as “human shields” against Russian and Donetsk People’s Militia forces." SP
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