3rd Separate Assault Brigade controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
European recruitment-tour protests
A European tour intended to recruit volunteers and promote the brigade was opposed by left-wing groups, with events in Berlin, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Cologne and Brussels cancelled or withdrawn.
2023
Allegations concerning far-right imagery among trainees in France
Mediapart reported that some Ukrainian soldiers trained at La Courtine displayed alleged neo-Nazi symbols or imagery on clothing and social-media profiles. The French Ministry of the Armed Forces said Ukrainian authorities controlled the selection and movement of personnel sent abroad and did not provide further comment on that process.
2022
Criticism of Canadian training
The Canadian Army faced criticism over training personnel associated with the brigade and its predecessor formations, reflecting wider scrutiny of the Azov movement’s history and alleged extremist links.