And one can argue this thing goes back to WW2, when Bandera, in tandem with the Nazis, exterminated countless Poles, Russians and Jews. Even the Nazis were shocked at his brutality - all in the name of a racially pure Ukraine... And yes, there are graveyards al over Donbass. Furthermore, there is a concentration camp there, from which there are a few child-survivors to this day.

On 22 January 2010, the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, awarded Bandera the posthumous title of Hero of Ukraine. Neat eh? Note that this murderer worked with British intelligence after the war, which explains the blind spot for his supporters in the 'West'. Although, to be fair, Yanukovich had this annulled, however, this arguably led to his having to flee Ukraine, as Bandera supporters are well armed and ideologically determined to have him as a hero. Note also that statues of Bandera are being raised in the USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera

Nuland (ex-Ukrainian) and co. simply exploited these rabid SS types - some of them, in their eighties, were young men just after WW2, and still had their uniforms, while others simply adopted their father's or grandfather's uniforms. Also - tattoos and other paraphernalia as well as literature. These people were useful during the Maidan, as they were putting on torch parades and were sloganeering.

Once the puppet government was installed in Kiev, it was simple to state that these 'battalions' were legitimately incorporated into the Ukraine army, as they were well trained and organized. One can hear Democrats claim that the Neo-Nazi thing has been reconciliated, because they have been made into regular army. As if they will suddenly erase their tattoos, and forget all their programming. However, one can see on military maps, which track battalions, that these radicals are what are called 'retreat prevention'. In other words - they prevent regular army personnel from running away from the front. Nazi Enforcers.

And one can argue this thing goes back to WW2, when Bandera, in tandem with the Nazis, exterminated countless Poles, Russians and Jews. Even the Nazis were shocked at his brutality - all in the name of a racially pure Ukraine... And yes, there are graveyards al over Donbass. Furthermore, there is a concentration camp there, from which there are a few child-survivors to this day.

On 22 January 2010, the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, awarded Bandera the posthumous title of Hero of Ukraine. Neat eh? Note that this murderer worked with British intelligence after the war, which explains the blind spot for his supporters in the 'West'. Although, to be fair, Yanukovich had this annulled, however, this arguably led to his having to flee Ukraine, as his supporters are well armed and ideologically determined to have Bandera as a hero. Note also that statues of Bandera are being raised in the USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera

Nuland (ex-Ukrainian) and co. simply exploited these rabid SS types - some of them, in their eighties, were young men just after WW2, and still had their uniforms, while others simply adopted their father's or grandfather's uniforms. Also - tattoos and other paraphernalia as well as literature. These people were useful during the Maidan, as they were putting on torch parades and were sloganeering.

Once the puppet government was installed in Kiev, it was simple to state that these 'battalions' were legitimately incorporated into the Ukraine army, as they were well trained and organized. One can hear Democrats claim that the Neo-Nazi thing has been reconciliated, because they have been made into regular army. As if they will suddenly erase their tattoos, and forget all their programming. However, one can see on military maps, which track battalions, that these radicals are what are called 'retreat prevention'. In other words - they prevent regular army personnel from running away from the front. Nazi Enforcers.