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The Ukrainian soccer fans who became Putin's nightmare | Russia Ukraine update | Before Russia invaded Ukraine they were a collection of football ultras, right-wing agitators, and veterans of the notorious Azov Battalion. Now, they are crack soldiers and part of one of Ukraine’s best fighting units called Kraken. Putin’s propagandists call them Neo-Nazis, and they have faced accusations of harbouring far-right fanatics and war crimes - all of which they deny. But to ordinary citizens this controverisal unit are simply the Defenders of Kharkiv who spearheaded Ukraine’s stunning counter-attack out of the city last year, guardians of Bakhmut where they helped keep the road of life open, and veterans of shadowy undercover operations from the south of Ukraine all the way to the Russian border. They have been praised by President Zelensky himself, and serve under the direct command of Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukrainian military is the story of Kraken’s rise from obscurity to become one of the country’s best-known fighting units. #russia #russiaukraine #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainewar #ukrainerussia #dailymail Daily Mail Website: Daily Mail Facebook: Daily Mail IG: Daily Mail Snap: Daily Mail Twitter: Daily Mail Pinterest: Get the free Daily Mail mobile app:
