In 2015, an absolutely horrific video began circulating, which purportedly depicted members of the Azov Battalion crucifying a Russian resident of eastern Ukraine, then setting the cross upon which he was literally and bloodily nailed on fire. Around the same time, another clip – titled “K*kes get the rope” – featuring a hanged pregnant woman and her husband, also proliferated online. It was claimed the pair were Jews who had been lynched by Azov fighters.

Multiple Ukrainian and Western government-funded factchecking websites, including the Neo-Nazi sympathizing StopFake, declared the footage to be fraudulent, and did so again in chorus when the gruesome visuals resurfaced widely following February 24.

The Azov Battalion has also repeatedly denied that their fighters were responsible for either heinous act, although their defense was not compelling. It was simply claimed that the Azov logo on the murderers’ uniforms was “much larger than it should be.”

The testimony of McLellan confirms those videos are very real. He in fact features in the crucifixion footage, and took photos of Tornado fighters posing with the corpses of the hanged couple.

  • DankZedong
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    191 year ago

    But we should absolutely give them billions in weapons aid. It won’t backfire tremendously, I promise. We have absolutely learnt from arming terrorist groups in the Middle East. We promise, no terrorist attacks will happen. They need the billions.

    • Sometimes I wonder if they did actually learn and thought, “oh this is great”. All conflict is highly profitable for western weapons manufacturers, not the people as they will suffer in cold. This is laying the foundations for a future conflict.

  • stasis
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    101 year ago

    of course western media never talks about it

  • MexicanCCPBot
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    91 year ago

    Oh Lord the comments section on that article, it’s all outspoken Nazis WTF

  • Flannel Bear
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    71 year ago

    Hey, Nazis are NOT skinheads! Get your shit right! Skinheads, like punk, is a working class movement that’s against racism. Again, Nazis can’t be skinheads because that’s a contradiction. Stop lumping Nazis in with good people.