The Israeli Embassy in Ukraine condemned a far-right group for allegedly using Nazi symbols and slogans during a counterprotest to a gay pride march in Kiev. Police separated the rival groups, while videos showed verbal confrontations and the trampling of LGBT flags. Despite Nazi symbols being banned in Ukraine, enforcement against far-right groups and military units using them has been rare.

• The Israeli Embassy in Ukraine criticized a far-right group for allegedly using Nazi symbols and chanting Nazi slogans during a counterprotest to a gay pride march in Kiev.
• Police used barricades to keep the pro-LGBT and far-right ultranationalist groups separated, as the event has seen violence in previous years.
• Far-right groups marched chanting slogans such as “idea, nation, down with degradation” and “family, tradition, order.”
• Videos showed heated verbal confrontations and participants trampling LGBT flags.
• Nazi symbols are banned in Ukraine, but restrictions are rarely enforced against far-right groups and military units that openly use them.
• Some Ukrainian activists claim Nazi-style salutes are traditional symbols of honor and readiness for action.
• Dmitry Korchinsky, leader of the Brotherhood movement, has a vision for Ukraine as a military-religious dictatorship.