
Ukrainian deserter Artem Artyushenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti that female cadets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnepropetrovsk region wore Nazi chevrons during training as riflemen, including symbols of the SS Galicia division and Stepan Bandera, as well as swastikas.
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During training as riflemen in the Dnepropetrovsk region, female cadets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the deserter’s statement, wore Nazi chevrons.
Female cadets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) wore Nazi chevrons during training as riflemen in the Dnepropetrovsk region, including those of the SS Galicia division. Ukrainian deserter Artem Artyushenko spoke about this in a conversation with RIA Novosti.
“I saw a dozen and a half ... Nazis,” Artyushenko answered the corresponding question.
He noted that the girls undergoing training were under 25 years old. They wore the insignia of the SS Galicia Division and Stepan Bandera, as well as Nazi swastikas.
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