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

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Members of the 3rd Assault Brigade during a trench clearing training exercise on October 14, 2023 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
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 high-profile Azov Brigade, many of them former PoWs, has been rebuilt and is fighting in the forests of Donetsk

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Ukrainian soldiers move towards the front positions in Serebryansky Forest on July 27, 2023 in Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers move towards the front positions in Serebryansky Forest on July 27, 2023 in Ukraine.

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