Premiere of Marina Kim's documentary film "Azov of the Brain – 2" will be held at the National Centre RUSSIA

On May 20, 2025, in the year of the 80th anniversary of Victory, the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland, and the third anniversary of the liberation of Mariupol and the defeat of the neo-Nazi Azov regiment, the National Centre RUSSIA will host the premiere of the second part of Marina Kim's documentary film "Azov of the Brain." This film continues the investigation into the ideology and crimes of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi formation "Azov," which became a major event following the release of the first part of the film in 2022.

The second part of the documentary includes interviews with former Azov regiment fighters who are in Russian prisons. They confess to crimes committed against civilians and Russian military personnel, accuse their commanders of criminal orders, and express disappointment and despair. These revelations become an important part of exposing the myth of the invincibility of the banned regiment.

The premiere will be attended by a member of the State Duma, author and producer of the film, journalist Marina Kim, Director General of the news agency "Rossiya Segodnya" Dmitry Kiselev, member of the State Duma, First Deputy Chairman of the All-Russian Public Organization of Veterans "Combat Brotherhood" Dmitry Sablin, political scientist, journalist, and author of the book "Azov" Alexei Kochetkov, Scientific Director of the Russian Military Historical Society Mikhail Myagkov, Deputy Minister of Defence, Head of the Main Political and Military Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces Viktor Goremykin, Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova, Commander of the Akhmat Special Forces, Deputy Head of the Main Political and Military Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces Apti Alaudinov.

The filming crew visited the prison in Donetsk's Yelenovka, where members of the Azov regiment were held, and the film features exclusive interviews with them. One of the key figures, Oleg Mudrak, a battalion commander, in his final interview, renounced the command and the president of Ukraine. After returning to Kyiv, a street was named after him. Among other key figures are David Khimik and Frost, media figures from the Azov regiment.

Partners of the event include the Russian society Znanie, the Russian Military Historical Society, and the All-Russian Public Organization of Veterans "Combat Brotherhood."

General information partner: MIA "Rossiya Segodnya." Information partners: "Moskovsky Komsomolets," the Union of Journalists of Russia, and the Union of Journalists of Moscow.