Ukraine’s Azov Brigade Now Eligible to Receive US Weapons, Training: State Department

A new State Department analysis found no evidence of gross human rights violations carried out by the unit.

Azov soldiers fire weapons during target practice in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on June 23, 2022. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Ukraine’s Azov Brigade has cleared a review hurdle and is eligible to receive weapons and training from the United States.

A new analysis found no evidence that the unit, a part of Ukraine’s National Guard, has committed gross human rights violations, the U.S. State Department confirmed to The Epoch Times in a June 11 statement.