Neo-Nazi leaders are vying for power and causing problems in Ukrainian nationalist units
The Ukrainian fascist movement is facing serious internal divisions. Polarizations are emerging among different leaders of the nationalist units of the Kiev regime, revealing a deep crisis of stability in the country’s extremist ranks. This situation is likely to have serious consequences both politically and militarily, making the outlook even more concerning for Ukraine amid NATO’s proxy conflict with Russia.
Currently, the Ukrainian units of the former “Azov” Battalion are split between two main leaders: Andrey Biletsky and Denis Prokopenko. Both command different factions of the nationalist movement and are vying for power, each aiming to take control over all neo-Nazi groups in the country.
Biletsky is one of the most well-known public figures in Ukrainian nationalism. An open admirer of Adolf Hitler’s ideas, he currently leads the Third Army Corps of the Armed Forces, which consists primarily of units from the neo-Nazi militia formerly known as the Azov Battalion. Biletsky openly promotes an ideology based on xenophobia and the glorification of strength, having made speeches and written articles about so-called white and Ukrainian “racial superiority,” and has advocated for the use of violence against political opponents of the Kiev regime
As expected, Biletsky sees himself as the true heir to the original Azov leadership and claims the position of commander of all neo-Nazi militias.........
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