This could go in the war thread but it is really more apposite here:
Kuzmenko at IERES(!): west trains nazis
[the exclamation point is because the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies is an offshoot of the very neolib george washington university and it is rare to see frank opinion from that source. Especially as late as september last year.]
"Ukraine’s premier military education institution and a major hub for Western military assistance to the country, has been home to Centuria"
" led by individuals with ties to Ukraine’s internationally active far-right Azov movement ... current and former officer cadets of the NAA now serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine ... appeared in photos giving Nazi salutes "
"members of the group have apparently had access to American military trainers ... As recently as April 2021, ... participated in joint military exercises with France, the UK, Canada, the US, Germany, and Poland."
"Centuria has announced several mobilizations, calling on ideologically aligned members of the AFU to seek transfer to specific units where the group’s members serve. "
"The group has strong ties to Ukraine’s far-right Azov movement, has promoted Azov to NAA cadets, and credibly claimed that its members lectured in the Azov Regiment of the National Guard, the military wing of the Azov movement."
"Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense stated that it does not screen those entering the military or military cadets for extremist views and ties ... None of the Western governments contacted—the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany—vet Ukrainian training recipients for extremist views and ties."
"the author monitored and documented Centuria’s changing online presence from early 2019. Since that time, Centuria has moved toward increased secrecy"
"The West’s input into the IPSC is immense. With the support of the U.S. Government, Yavoriv Combat Training Center was established in 2016 within the IPSC."
[Yavoriv was blown up recently by the russians ...]
" The group has used several types of banners. One features the white nationalist Sonnenkreuz and Wolfsangel symbols "
“Centuria is shaping a first-of-its-kind military elite whose goal is to attain the highest ranks inside the Armed Forces [of Ukraine] in order to become an authoritative core able to hold significant influence within the structure of the Armed Forces,”
"Centuria stated its support for “right patriots, nationalists, conservatives and Christians currently defending the streets of Kyiv from perverts from the LGBT movement and their left-liberal sympathizers.”"
"the group announced that active-duty servicemen of the AFU could now serve under the “direct command of Centuria officers” ... The following AFU units were listed: the 15th Mountain-Assault Sevastopol Battalion, the 24th Mechanized Brigade, and the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade."
"the list of AFU units where Centuria officers were allegedly ready to take soldiers under their wing ballooned to eight: the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, the 16th Combat Support Regiment, the 55th Artillery Brigade, the 24th Mechanized Brigade, and the 25th Airborne Brigade."
"accepting applications for the 24th Mechanized Brigade. In April ... Centuria was accepting applications for the 406th Artillery Brigade. "
https://www.illiberalism.org/far-right-group-made-its-home-in-ukraines-major-western-military-training-hub/sidd