Azov Battalion

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(TW) ← Previous revision Revision as of 00:03, 25 June 2016 Line 97: Line 97:   Around 20 [[Croatia]]ns joined the Azov Battalion in January 2015, ranging in age from 20 to 45.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marić |first=Leo |title=Dragovoljci iz Hrvatske bore se u Ukrajini protiv Rusa |url=http://www.sloboda.hr/hrvati-u-ukrajini/ |publisher=Sloboda |date=6 February 2015 |accessdate=14 February 2015 |language=Croatian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kristović |first=Ivica |url=http://www.vecernji.hr/svijet/hrvatski-dobrovoljci-ne-mrzimo-srbe-ni-ruse-pomazemo-ukrajinskom-narodu-989338 |title=Dao sam otkaz, ostavio ženu i djecu te krenuo pomoći Ukrajincima |newspaper=Večernji list |date=11 February 2015 |accessdate=14 February 2015 |language=Croatian}}</ref> After Croatia's foreign minister [[Vesna Pusić]] confirmed that there are Croatian volunteers in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry called Croatia to withdraw its citizens from armed conflict. Pusić replied that Croatia opposes any involvement of Croatian citizens in the war, and stated that they went on their private initiative and that Croatia is working on bringing them home.<ref name=SD>{{cite news|last=Krnić |first=Denis |url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/274902/Default.aspx |archiveurl=https://wayback.archive.org/web/20150215184046/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/274902/Default.aspx |archivedate=2015-02-15 |title=Otkrivamo zašto je Putin ljut samo na Hrvate: naredba je - zapovjednika iz "Azova" uhvatiti živog! |newspaper=Slobodna Dalmacija |date=14 February 2015 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |language=Croatian}}</ref> Interior minister [[Ranko Ostojić]] said that Croatian volunteers are fighting on the side of the legitimate Ukrainian government and are not committing any kind of crime according to Croatian law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pusić: Ima hrvatskih vojnika koji su se priključili ukrajinskoj vojsci |url=http://www.index.hr/black/clanak/pusic-ima-hrvatskih-vojnika-koji-su-se-prikljucili-ukrajinskoj-vojsci/800624.aspx |publisher=Index.hr |date=11 February 2015 |accessdate= 1 March 2015 |language=Croatian}}</ref>   Around 20 [[Croatia]]ns joined the Azov Battalion in January 2015, ranging in age from 20 to 45.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marić |first=Leo |title=Dragovoljci iz Hrvatske bore se u Ukrajini protiv Rusa |url=http://www.sloboda.hr/hrvati-u-ukrajini/ |publisher=Sloboda |date=6 February 2015 |accessdate=14 February 2015 |language=Croatian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kristović |first=Ivica |url=http://www.vecernji.hr/svijet/hrvatski-dobrovoljci-ne-mrzimo-srbe-ni-ruse-pomazemo-ukrajinskom-narodu-989338 |title=Dao sam otkaz, ostavio ženu i djecu te krenuo pomoći Ukrajincima |newspaper=Večernji list |date=11 February 2015 |accessdate=14 February 2015 |language=Croatian}}</ref> After Croatia's foreign minister [[Vesna Pusić]] confirmed that there are Croatian volunteers in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry called Croatia to withdraw its citizens from armed conflict. Pusić replied that Croatia opposes any involvement of Croatian citizens in the war, and stated that they went on their private initiative and that Croatia is working on bringing them home.<ref name=SD>{{cite news|last=Krnić |first=Denis |url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/274902/Default.aspx |archiveurl=https://wayback.archive.org/web/20150215184046/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/274902/Default.aspx |archivedate=2015-02-15 |title=Otkrivamo zašto je Putin ljut samo na Hrvate: naredba je - zapovjednika iz "Azova" uhvatiti živog! |newspaper=Slobodna Dalmacija |date=14 February 2015 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |language=Croatian}}</ref> Interior minister [[Ranko Ostojić]] said that Croatian volunteers are fighting on the side of the legitimate Ukrainian government and are not committing any kind of crime according to Croatian law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pusić: Ima hrvatskih vojnika koji su se priključili ukrajinskoj vojsci |url=http://www.index.hr/black/clanak/pusic-ima-hrvatskih-vojnika-koji-su-se-prikljucili-ukrajinskoj-vojsci/800624.aspx |publisher=Index.hr |date=11 February 2015 |accessdate= 1 March 2015 |language=Croatian}}</ref>     − According to French volunteers fighting for the insurgent side, the Azov Battalion has some mercenaries came from France like a former soldier from the French foreign legion named Thibault Dupire and also a French instructor named Gaston Besson who tried to recruit them over the internet.<ref>{{ref-ru}} [http://www.kp.ru/daily/26273/3151643/ Французский шарм ополчения Донбасса], ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'', August 26, 2014 - {{YouTube|2qCAsyKOE9Y|Video of the Interview, with English subtitles}}</ref> According to Polish researcher Kacper Rekawek, on each of the sides in the Ukrainian conflict there are around 300 foreign citizens, including some 100 Serbs and around 25 Croats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Balkan Citizens Fight in Ukraine and Syria|url=http://www.independent.mk/articles/16517/Balkan+Citizens+Fight+in+Ukraine+and+Syria|accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref> + According to French volunteers fighting for the insurgent side, the Azov Battalion has a French instructor named Gaston Besson who tried to recruit them over the internet.<ref>{{ref-ru}} [http://www.kp.ru/daily/26273/3151643/ Французский шарм ополчения Донбасса], ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'', August 26, 2014 - {{YouTube|2qCAsyKOE9Y|Video of the Interview, with English subtitles}}</ref> According to Polish researcher Kacper Rekawek, on each of the sides in the Ukrainian conflict there are around 300 foreign citizens, including some 100 Serbs and around 25 Croats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Balkan Citizens Fight in Ukraine and Syria|url=http://www.independent.mk/articles/16517/Balkan+Citizens+Fight+in+Ukraine+and+Syria|accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref>       According to Minsk Ceasefire Agreements, foreign fighters are not allowed to serve in Ukraine's military: since "Azov" Regiment was granted full military status, its foreign volunteers were compelled either to take Ukrainian citizenship, or to leave the Regiment{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}. Despite the Minsk Ceasefire Agreements, the regiment still has foreign fighters,<ref name="vice.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vice.com/read/european-british-fighters-in-ukraine-920|title=Meet the European Fighters Who Have Gone to War in Ukraine|author=|date=|work=VICE|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> including an ex-British army serviceman Chris Garrett and a 33-year-old former soldier in the Greek army and French Foreign Legion known by the nom de guerre of "The Greek".<ref name="vice.com"/>   According to Minsk Ceasefire Agreements, foreign fighters are not allowed to serve in Ukraine's military: since "Azov" Regiment was granted full military status, its foreign volunteers were compelled either to take Ukrainian citizenship, or to leave the Regiment{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}. Despite the Minsk Ceasefire Agreements, the regiment still has foreign fighters,<ref name="vice.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vice.com/read/european-british-fighters-in-ukraine-920|title=Meet the European Fighters Who Have Gone to War in Ukraine|author=|date=|work=VICE|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> including an ex-British army serviceman Chris Garrett and a 33-year-old former soldier in the Greek army and French Foreign Legion known by the nom de guerre of "The Greek".<ref name="vice.com"/>