URZUF, Ukraine - From his watch post overlooking the sandy beaches of the Azov Sea, Nemets is charged with guarding the shoreline against a possible Russian incursion. "Twenty minutes by boat, and you're in Russia," the 30-year-old said, as he squinted into the midday sun and shrugged his shoulders to adjust the heavy bulletproof vest weighing down his narrow shoulders in the summer heat.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Al Jazeera America: Driven by far-right ideology, Azov Battalion mans Ukraine’s front line
A volunteer military unit Azov Battalion is confronting Russia in the east but future clashes with pro-western Kyiv may lie ahead.
