04-01-2022, 10:03 AM
You are right; a search for them typically brings up all kinds of obfuscation. They claim to adhere to the national socialist doctrine; they read old Hitlerian books and like to play with WW2 Nazi memorabilia. However, their loyalty is to a rather bizarre mythical Ukrainian identity. It's mostly fired by a visceral hatred for Russians, regarding them as subhuman. It's all about vengeance. But it's not a joke, because they are quite competent and brave on the battlefield. In this case, it's poor supply and overwhelming enemy numbers that are defeating them.