Like Massaro, “Gandalf” is a celebrity in the world of NAFO, the “vociferously pro-Ukraine, anti-Russia troll operation” on Twitter. Illia Samoilenko, apparently still in Israel, reached out to NAFO in January. The “69th Sniffing Brigade,” an off-shoot of NAFO, has partnered with Azov One and raised tens of thousands of dollars for them. Just today, this NAFO outfit posted an Azov One video about their joint campaign, featuring “Tork” from the Azov Regiment with straight edge tattoos on his neck.
An image posted by “Gandalf” in New York, and screenshot from Azov One video for NAFO
What other allies does Azov One have in its corner? For starters, there is “Ukrainian Signal,” a self-described “creative production” and “film club” that has partnered with USAID, the historically CIA-linked U.S. Agency for International Development, to “produce and present modern Ukrainian culture and artists worldwide through movie screenings, exhibitions, live performances, and gatherings. We aim to build a vision of new-wave Ukrainian culture artists in the world.”
According to Ukrainian Signal’s co-founder and head of fundraising, they have raised over half a million dollars since March 2022, “primarily focusing on assisting the ‘Azov’ brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.” Since October, and “with the support of USAID,” Ukrainian Signal has organized film screenings throughout Europe, including Berlin, Paris, London, Rotterdam, Warsaw, Vienna, Dublin, Prague, Lisbon, Barcelona, Vilnius, and Amsterdam. They allegedly achieved “a complete sellout of tickets for almost all screenings.” Proceeds went to the Signal Fund, the “official partner fund” of the Azov Regiment and Azov One.
Events that happned today (August 3):
1912: Fritz Hellwig, Fascist politician, was born.
1936: It was an awkward moment for the Fascists as Afro‐American Jesse Owens won the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
1940: Fascist forces invaded British Somaliland.
2008: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn died.