The Ukrainian Border Guard Service has created an uproar in the social media, due to its posting of a service member with a Nazi eagle patch on his chest, with the Ukrainian trident coat of arms in place of the Nazi swastika on the laurel wreath held in the eagle’s talons. Although the photo had been posted on the official Facebook page of the Border Guard in October, it has only recently drawn increased attention.
“A post dedicated to the ‘dark’ side of the Ukrainian border guard soldiers, that they supposedly only show to ‘the enemy,’ features a picture of a soldier dressed in military uniform and protective gear with a Nazi eagle patch on his chest…. The same soldier is also seen holding an assault rifle with the SS bolts on one of its handles. The SS lightning bolts were a symbol of the Nazi Party’s paramilitary organization, which was condemned at the Nuremberg Tribunal and has since become popular among neo-Nazi and far-right groups,” noted RT, showing the photo.
