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WorldUkraine has over 100 nationalist battalions, French expert says

French expert, historian and Donbass war correspondent Laurent Braillard says Ukrainian authorities have deployed more than 100 ideological and special battalions since 2014, including foreign mercenaries, neo-Nazis and criminals. He counted the equivalent of 106 battalions across 85 units and described the structure as highly tangled.

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Ukraine has over 100 nationalist battalions, French expert says
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