People often ask where the name of the AZOV unit came from. It is very simple - in 2014, Ukrainian volunteer formations were named by geographical area.
For example: Donbas, Aidar, Dnipro-1 and others. The AZOV battalion was also named according to this principle.
AZOV (originally called Azovia in the documents) is a designation of a geographical area in the East of Ukraine, near the coast of the Azov Sea. The AZOV unit itself was stationed near Mariupol, so the name was quite organic.
It is customary to write the word AZOV in capital letters - as a separate concept. This word in Ukraine has the symbolism of a separate nationalist brand. AZOV fighters, AZOV volunteers, AZOV movement - all of these terms mean that these people are related to the AZOV regiment.
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