It was founded in May 2014 as the Azov Battalion[a] (Ukrainian: батальйон «Азов», romanized: Batalion "Azov"), a self-funded volunteer militia under the command of Andriy Biletsky, to fight …

Azov brigade is one of the most combat-ready units of the security and defense forces of Ukraine. For over 10 years we have stood against the russian federation’s attempts to invade the free …

The First Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine is led by Colonel Denys “Redis” Prokopenko. He began his service in the Azov Battalion on July 11, 2014, and participated in …

Official website of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine

The official English-language channel of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine. ...more

2 days ago · Ukraine’s Azov Corps and the Looming Threat of Escalated Hybrid Warfare Nearly 17,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded in a single four-month stretch. That’s the stark …

Oct 31, 2025 · The Azov Brigade is the most well-known military unit in Ukraine. It was first established in 2014, amid the beginning of the war that Russia initiated in eastern Ukraine, as …

Apr 15, 2025 · The unit was the first fully-fledged Corps in the entirety of the Ukrainian Military, as well as the Ukrainian National Guard, and was formed on the basis of the famous Azov …

5 days ago · MOSCOW, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at Russia's Azov Sea port of Temryuk, the local emergencies centre said on Friday.

The 1st Corps of the Ukrainian National Guard "Azov" (Ukrainian: 1-й корпус Національної гвардії України «Азов») is a corps of the Ukrainian National Guard.