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Another OHCHR report documented an instance of rape and torture, writing: "A man with a mental disability was subject to cruel treatment, rape and other forms of sexual violence by 8 to 10 members of the 'Azov' and the 'Donbas' battalions (both Ukrainian battalions) in August–September 2014. The victim's health subsequently deteriorated and he was hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital."<ref name="ohchr2" /> A report from January 2015 stated that a Donetsk Republic supporter was detained and tortured with electricity and [[waterboarding]] and struck repeatedly on his genitals, which resulted in his confessing to spying for pro-Russian militants.<ref name="ohchr2" />{{rp|20}}

 

[[File:Emblem of the Azov Battalion.svg|thumb|A former Azov emblem<ref name="Franceinfo 2022" /><ref name="Miller 2022" /><ref name="As 40 US House Democrats Claim" /> featuring a combination of a mirrored ''[[Wolfsangel]]'' and the [[Black Sun (symbol)|Black Sun]], two symbols associated with the ''[[Wehrmacht]]'' and [[Schutzstaffel|SS]], over a small ''[[Coat of arms of Ukraine|Tryzub]]''. Since 2015, it is no longer in use as a symbol of the regiment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Sun – Reporting Radicalism in Ukraine |url=https://reportingradicalism.org/en/hate-symbols/movements/nazi-symbols/black-sun |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=reportingradicalism.org |quote=Emblem of Azov Battalion (from 2014 to spring 2015) |archive-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509043653/https://reportingradicalism.org/en/hate-symbols/movements/nazi-symbols/black-sun |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="As 40 US House Democrats Claim"/>]]

[[File:Flag of the Patriots of Ukraine.svg|thumb|Flag of the [[Patriot of Ukraine]] party, whose members formed the core membership of Azov in 2014. The ''wolfsangel''-like symbol ('''ꑭ''') supposedly represents the words "National Idea" ({{lang-uk|Ідея Нації}}, Ideya Natsii),<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2014 |title=Azov fighters are Ukraine's greatest weapon and may be its greatest threat |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazis |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=10 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910130437/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazis |url-status=live }}</ref> and has been used since 1991 by the [[Social-National Party of Ukraine]].]]