The international battalion of the 12th Azov Brigade receives a battle banner in an undisclosed location, in a photo published on May 1, 2025. (Azov.org.ua) ...

Soldiers of 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov stand in front of a 155mm self-propelled gun on the frontline near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, on Jan. 28, 2024. Efrem Lukatsky/AP.

The 12th Azov Brigade mounted a daring three-night mission to inspect, repair and recover the 51-ton T-72. Two months later, the two-year-old T-72 has been inspected, ...

The State Department said it had concluded there was "no evidence of Gross Violation of Human Rights committed by the 12th Azov Brigade." The Azov Brigade was initially a volunteer force that rose ...

By Radina Gigova, Olga Voitovych and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — The United States has lifted a ban on sending weapons and training to the Ukrainian Azov brigade, which played a vital role in the ...

Gunners from a unit of the 12th Azov Brigade fire their 152mm Giatsint-B cannon at Russian positions after receiving the order by radio. On the outskirts of Lyman, Donbas, Ukraine, May 4, 2024.

Soldiers of 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov stand in front of a 155mm self-propelled gun on the frontline near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, on Jan. 28, 2024. Efrem Lukatsky/AP.

The battalion, named the 12th Special Forces Azov Brigade, was integrated into the Ukrainian National Guard in 2023, after the initial formation dissolved.

Why Azov Brigade created an International Battalion. Yurii Chekh. Thu, May 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM UTC. ... At the end of 2024, the 12th Azov Brigade created a battalion for such volunteers.

Ukrainian history is rich with examples of foreign volunteers participating in wars fought by Ukrainians for their freedom. Latvian Karlis Broze, a lieutenant colonel in the Ukrainian People’s ...