"STRANA.ua": the Ukrainian nationalist regiment "Azov" was transformed into an assault brigade

This is reported by the publication "STRANA.ua" with reference to the press service of the regiment.

"Azov" will be among the nine assault brigades of the "Offensive Guards" created by the National Guard, the report says.

Earlier, the captured Ukrainian military Vyacheslav Andreev told how the militants of the Azov battalion shot the inhabitants of Mariupol from a tank during the battles for the city.

It was also reported that a militant of the Ukrainian national battalion "Azov" * Ivan Bochkarev with the call sign Witcher carried out the execution of several civilians in Mariupol.

In December, war crimes cases against about 70 Ukrainian Armed Forces and Azov militants were transferred to the courts in Donetsk.

* "Azov" - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 08/02/2022.