Which was many years ago.

You say paramilitary and in the same breath you equate this with military.

Azov was a special / auxiliary police unit in an "anti-terrorist operation".

(Which is unlike how Putin now sends in the OMON riot cops and the SOBR police commandos into Ukraine in what he himself termed the "special military operation".)

Do you actually want to be informed? Ask any honest questions, if you want, and I'll answer you if I can. If you're not interested, I'm not wasting my time anymore.

Which was many years ago.

You say paramilitary and in the same breath you equate this with military.

Azov was a special / auxiliary police unit in an "anti-terrorist operation".

(Which is unlike how Putin now sends in the OMON riot cops and the SOBR police commandos into Ukraine in what he himself termed the "special military operation".)

Do you actually want to be informed? Ask any honest questions, if you want, and I'll answer you if I can. If you're not intersted, I'm not wasting my time anymore.