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1/ #Ukrainian Nationalist Volunteers Committing 'ISIS-Style' War Crimes: Amnesty International
Right-wing Ukrainian ultra nationalists are committing war crimes in rebel-held territories of Eastern #Ukraine, evidence of militias beheading their victims.
newsweek.com
Right-wing Ukrainian ultra nationalists are committing war crimes in rebel-held territories of Eastern #Ukraine, evidence of militias beheading their victims.
newsweek.com
2/ Armed volunteers who refer to themselves as the Aidar battalion "have been involved in widespread abuses, including abductions, unlawful detention, ill-treatment, theft, extortion, and possible executions", Amnesty said.
3/ Kiev-based Pravilnoe TV reported that it had spoken with one of the mothers who confirmed her son was a rebel, captured during fighting in Donetsk.
She said she had received her son's head in a wooden box in the post, blaming nationalist volunteers for her son's death.
She said she had received her son's head in a wooden box in the post, blaming nationalist volunteers for her son's death.
4/ There are over 30 pro-nationalist, volunteer battalions such as Azov, Aidar, Ukraina, DND Metinvest, Kiev 1, Right Sector, etc, all funded by private investors, ultranationalist oligarchs actually.
These volunteers battalions operate as part of Ukraine's National Guard.
These volunteers battalions operate as part of Ukraine's National Guard.
5/ Amnesty's report, however, indicates Kiev's loose regulation on volunteer groups, its "members... act with virtually no oversight or control".
Norwegian channel TV2 showed footage of the Azov battalion flying flags with symbols of Ukraine's neo-Nazi party, Patriot of Ukraine.
Norwegian channel TV2 showed footage of the Azov battalion flying flags with symbols of Ukraine's neo-Nazi party, Patriot of Ukraine.
7/ The Newsweek article is a shocker to many that didn't study the background & history of the conflict, which I would say is essential to understand it, rather than just going by the mainstream media.
Need to go back to the 1920-30s to see the historical roots of the problem.
Need to go back to the 1920-30s to see the historical roots of the problem.
8/ Ukraine's ultranationalist movement started in the 1920-30s when present day western #Ukraine had been annexed to Poland & Ukrainians were openly discriminated.
Stepan Bandera was the leader of the ultranationalist movement that wanted an independent West Ukraine, Google him.
Stepan Bandera was the leader of the ultranationalist movement that wanted an independent West Ukraine, Google him.
9/ Stepan Bandera created the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) seeking independence for Western Ukraine, a terrorist group & he was jailed for it.
Once WW2 started, he was released in 1939 & became a Nazi collaborator seeking an Ukrainian state in Nazi-occupied Lviv
Once WW2 started, he was released in 1939 & became a Nazi collaborator seeking an Ukrainian state in Nazi-occupied Lviv
10 / #Bandera's OUN allied with the #Nazis & gladly participated in the #Holocaust. They rounded up #jews & #Russians for the Germans to send to the death camps.
Their nationalistic slogan was “Glory to Ukraine!” (Slava Ukraiini!) now used again since 2014, that's its origin.
Their nationalistic slogan was “Glory to Ukraine!” (Slava Ukraiini!) now used again since 2014, that's its origin.
11/ OUN formed 2 #Ukrainian army battalions that fought with the Nazis against #Russia
They launched a pogrom in Western #Ukraine that killed 4000 Lvov #Jews in a few days.
“We will lay your heads at #Hitler’s feet,” a Banderist pamphlet proclaimed to Ukrainian Jews.
They launched a pogrom in Western #Ukraine that killed 4000 Lvov #Jews in a few days.
“We will lay your heads at #Hitler’s feet,” a Banderist pamphlet proclaimed to Ukrainian Jews.
12 / Over 1.5 million Ukrainian Jews were killed by the Nazis & its OUN allies
In 1941 Bandera & fellow OUN member Yaroslav Stetsko tried to proclaim a new Ukrainian state in Nazi-occupied Lviv, but were quickly arrested by the Germans and spent the rest of the war in detention.
In 1941 Bandera & fellow OUN member Yaroslav Stetsko tried to proclaim a new Ukrainian state in Nazi-occupied Lviv, but were quickly arrested by the Germans and spent the rest of the war in detention.
13 / #Bandera lived in Munich after the war
British intel used him to run agents into #Ukraine to gather intel & help the #Ukrainian underground against the Soviets. The #CIA used some of Bandera’s former cronies for similar reasons.
Bandera was murdered by a KGB agent in 1959.
British intel used him to run agents into #Ukraine to gather intel & help the #Ukrainian underground against the Soviets. The #CIA used some of Bandera’s former cronies for similar reasons.
Bandera was murdered by a KGB agent in 1959.
17 / The Maidan regime change placed the western #Ukrainians on top. The ultras highjacked the movement & started to persecute ethnic Russians. New laws abolished the use of Russian language, massive discrimination, etc, etc, creating a civil war with the ethnic #Russian regions.
18 / The #Donbass regions fought & separated with Russian help. The other Russian regions were brought under control.
The #Ukrainian ultranationalist shoot way beyond their weight. They are a national minority, but very active & were able to shape Ukrainian politics since 2014.
The #Ukrainian ultranationalist shoot way beyond their weight. They are a national minority, but very active & were able to shape Ukrainian politics since 2014.
20 / #Zelensky was massively voted by ethnic Russians, people wanted peace.
But once in power, as Zelensky tried to move towards ethnic reconciliation, he was quickly shot down by the ultras, that was the end of that effort. From there on, he collaborated with them.
But once in power, as Zelensky tried to move towards ethnic reconciliation, he was quickly shot down by the ultras, that was the end of that effort. From there on, he collaborated with them.
22/ It's not possible to understand the roots of a conflict if one of its key elements is not understood.
The ultras shaped Ukraine's politics since 2014 & are greatly responsible for its direction since that time.
When Russians say "denazification of #Ukraine", they mean them.
The ultras shaped Ukraine's politics since 2014 & are greatly responsible for its direction since that time.
When Russians say "denazification of #Ukraine", they mean them.
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