Russia brands Ukraine's Azov Regiment 'terrorist' group

Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday declared the Ukrainian Azov Regiment a terrorist organization.

Despite its checkered past, the Azov Regiment is hailed in Ukraine as heroes for fighting to defend the country’s embattled east against the Russian invasion. 

What does the designation mean?

An estimated 1,000 Azov soldiers are being held by Russia and Moscow’s allied forces in eastern Ukraine. 

Many were captured when the southeastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol was captured in May…