The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) fought with the Germans in WW2 and it absorbed many SS veterans near the end of the war. It was led by Stepan Bandera, whose monuments are throughout western Ukraine. Azov and similar groups claim to be the modern continuation of the UPA.
You would have to go back to days of Oliver Cromwell for anything comparable in Ireland:
The methods used by the UPA to carry out the massacres were particularly brutal and were committed indiscriminately without any restraint. Historian Norman Davies describes the killings:
“Villages were torched. Roman Catholic priests were axed or crucified. Churches were burned with all their parishioners. Isolated farms were attacked by gangs carrying pitchforks and kitchen knives. Throats were cut. Pregnant women were bayoneted. Children were cut in two. Men were ambushed in the field and led away.”[71]
In total, the estimated numbers of Polish and Jewish civilians killed in Volhynia and Galicia is between 50,000 and 100,000. Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Wikipedia
He just needs to stay on the first floor of any building he enters. Ricin is very old school KGB. Putin likes GRU tactics better, exotic nerve agents, radio active poisoning. In spite of the fact that he was KGB.
Well Sea Sparrows. But yeah this is a no ■■■■ surprising thing… they’ve been able to tweek Buk launchers to shoot Sea Sparrows. I am not making that up.
The history of how Ukraine integrated NATO arms onto old Soviet equipment is going to be fascinating to read. Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles launched from SU-24s. HARMs launched from Mig-29s. Sea Sparrows launched from Buk SAM launchers. Hydra rockets from Mi-24/25s and Hip-8s. There’s a hell of a lot more that we don’t even know about yet…but it’s fascinating.
This goes a little more into detail about the FrankenSAM defense that’s been set up. It doesn’t really get into details, but I’m curious as to the Sidwinders they hooked up on things:
