The crack Ukrainian assault brigade sent to launch counterattacks around Avdiivka has a murky past

Sat, 02/17/2024 - 13:22

Members of the 3rd Assault Brigade during a trench clearing training exercise on October 14, 2023 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
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Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade is supporting the withdrawal from the city of Avdiivka.
The battle-hardened unit has a contentious political history.
It emerged from a brigade linked to far-right groups and neo-Nazism.

Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade has been deployed to support the withdrawal from the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk Oblast, announced on Saturday.