Japan's Imitation 'Azov Battalions'
Japan's Imitation Donbas Warriors February 20, 2021 08:59 GMT share Print A look at the Japanese military enthusiasts re-creating Ukrainian and Russian battle dress with astonishing realism After nearly seven years of war in eastern Ukraine, the familiar-looking images shared by a Kharkiv-based Japanese translator on February 9 were easy to skim past. One photo captures a young man, apparently exhausted by conflict, lounging with his weapons next to a jumble of tinned food and ammunition. Another image purports to show one of the “cyborgs” from Ukraine’s 79th Air Assault Brigade who fou...
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