Azov Regiment - The Special
Operations Detachment "Azov" Ukrainian also known as the Azov Battalion , is a unit of
the National Guard of Ukraine formerly based in Mariupol, in the coastal region of the Sea of Azov, from which it derives its name.
The Azov Battalion has been described as a far-right militia with connections to neo-Nazism and members wearing neo-Nazi and SS symbols and regalia, and expressing neo-Nazi views.
They are active in the 2022 Russian
invasion of Ukraine War.
They wear the colors Blue and yellow on their insignia / patches.
The azov regiment unit was founded in May 2014 as a volunteer paramilitary militia under the command of Andriy Biletsky to fight pro-Russian forces in the Donbas War, and was formally
incorporated into
the National Guard on 11 November 2014. They wear the colors
Blue and gold.
