As a matter of fact, Some participants, for instance, “Ingvar” and “Frenchman” of the training in Poland, had previously appeared in photographs from the ESA training in Ukraine in October 2016. in multiple photographs taken during the training in Poland. The individual in question goes by “ to be an Azov veteran and current National Militia . It quickly earned controversy as a … Maliar did not return requests to comment, but the National Police said in response to a request from Bellingcat that they never employed Maliar. Add on for original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game. The center serves as a major training hub for the private military and security contracting industry internationally and was mentioned in a 2015 AFP , which employs 1500+ people. During the attack, a masked Maliar used a heavy metal chain against dozens of policemen. Can’t think of another opportunity to meet up for us, fascist, national-socialist, nationalist and some ‘friends’ from neighboring countries that didn’t want to pose for the photo. The activists learned to assemble and disassemble ‘Hatsan’ pump-action rifle, ‘Fort 17′ traumatic gun and AKM automatic rifle’. These individuals include members of National Corps, National Militia, Tradition and Order, and Defense and Reconstruction of the Country (GO Zirka), a group closely linked to the Azov movement. They spoke about safe handling of weapons, comparative effectiveness and application of certain ‘men’s toys’. Whether by design or not, the training in question – a sophisticated course in close protection – could eventually trickle down into Azov’s political branch, the National Corps, and its satellite organization GO Zirka (abbreviation of “Defense and Reconstruction of the Country”). The organization noted on social networks that the trainings are conducted by “prominent activists and veterans of the ATO”. In 2014, the Azov Battalion was directly incorporated into Ukraine’s National Guard, merging the explicitly fascist militia with the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior and military. The post includes a photograph of Maliar holding a pump-action rifle in front of a group of young men. Well, we the whites shall build our own white heaven!”is a close friend of Pilipchuk and knows Lapaev and Maliar. For instance, a fighter going by nickname“Francuz” (Frenchman), a likely Azov fighter going by “Ingvar”, and others.Of special interest is a particular participant of the fall 2016 training: Vadim Lapaev, also known as “Balak”. National Corps and National Militia have readily used violence to advance their goals. One photo of Lapaev posted by the ESA clearly shows a white supremacist (per ADL’s Hate Symbols Database) Lapaev, like aforementioned Makeev and “Maliar”, is also linked to Azov movement. The emblem is associated online with a particular unit of Ukraine’s National Police — the Department for the Protection of Strategic Objects.

Per National Militia’s account of the incident , the organization’s activists “assumed functions of the municipal police” in order to “protect Kyiv’s residents”.During the confrontation stones were thrown at Police by activists of 2 Azov-linked organization. “Tradition and Order” actively engages in far-right street politics. A veteran of Azov and the ATO, and reportedly wounded in battle, Maliar is currently an activist with the National Corps and a close associate of many Azov movement leaders, including the aforementioned Nazarii Kravchenko of the National Corps and Serhiy Filimonov, the head of National Corps Kyiv chapter. training in combat tactics, and firearms to members in various location in Ukraine. Maliar, still only in his twenties, is already a well-known veteran within Ukraine’s far-right and soccer hooligan scene, much like Kravchenko and Filimonov. The ESA Facebook pages did not provide the participants’ names, but we were able to identify the group in the video with a high level of confidence along with the particular individuals. The National Militia, which is not part of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry or any official government bodies that are legally authorized to combat crime and enforce the law, publicly pledged to patrol Ukrainian cities for crime and to establish what they consider “Ukrainian order”. Bellingcat was able to identify one member of the group as a current activist in a leadership position in the violent Ukrainian far-right organization “Tradition and Order”. 26th MayRight click on your desktop shortcut and click Properties+set fs_game "Mods\opfor_spetsnaz_mod_new_soundsUKR""C:\Program Files (x86)\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\iw3sp.exe" +set fs_game "Mods\opfor_spetsnaz_mod_new_soundsUKR"This comment is currently awaiting admin approval, Azov Battalion strikes - New weapon sounds v1 has not been tagged yet. show Maliar instructing National Corps activists on using a pump-action shotgun. But what’s happening now? also noted on social media that he participated in the ESA training. Turks, negroes and Arabs fuck with blonde whores! he and other individuals wearing military fatigues are seen giving Nazi salutes : “That’s a picture from Tactical Combat Casualty Care training. Nackor in 2016 that Makeev was trying to obtain Ukrainian citizenship. on the same page shows a CPO (close protection operative) course in the ESA training center in Poland for a “Ukrainian group”. With your support, we will continue to publish groundbreaking investigations and uncover wrongdoing all around the world. In May of that year, it conducted a Tactical Carbine Level 1 open-air seminar for 12 participants in Zhytomyr, Since then, according to the ESA’s social media pages, the company has provided training in Ukraine to some of the country’s elite military and police units, and played a role in broadening expertise of previously highly-specialized units to meet challenges brought by the war with Russia and the separatists it leads in eastern Ukraine. Schomaker sells a “Right Wing Death Squads” patch made in the notched-shield style of a Nazi SS Waffen insignia.