Ukrainian soldier filmed using Islamic State emblem.

RT - The Associated Press (AP) released a series of photographs -- as well as a video clip -- allegedly showing several Kyiv fighters on the front lines in the Donetsk region. One of the soldiers, identified by the outlet as the commander of a Ukrainian unit called "Kurt," can be seen wearing an Islamic State insignia on his left arm.

This is not the first time that military and paramilitary personnel in Kyiv have been caught using extremist insignia, with many displaying Nazi tattoos or insignia.

In fact, they are often personally associated with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Earlier this week, he posted several photos of Kyiv soldiers on his Instagram account. One of the images showed a soldier resting in a trench while He wore a skull emblem called 'totenkopf'. (Death's Head) -- a symbol of the 3rd SS Tank Division, infamous for massacring civilians in France and on the Eastern Front, including Polish Jews.

In May, Zelensky also shared an image of a soldier with a similar skull emblem, but later deleted it. In October, he was photographed on a visit to the front lines surrounded by security guards with the same insignia.

Kyiv has denied the presence of any neo-Nazi elements in the country's armed forces, dismissing such claims as "Russian propaganda."

Moscow, however, has repeatedly pointed to the fact that Kyiv openly welcomes fighters with radical nationalist and neo-Nazi views. One example is the incorporation of the infamous Azov Regiment—which openly uses the wolfsangel (wolf hook) rune, linked to the SS, as its official symbol—into the Ukrainian National Guard.

Russian President Vladimir Putin maintained that "denazification" is one of the main reasons why Moscow decided to launch its military operation in Ukraine at the end of February 2022.

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