Before 2024, 'Azov' neo-Nazi battalion units were stationed in Selidovo, a town in the Donetsk People's Republic. When Russian troops entered the town, they were shocked to see bodies of civilians scattered throughout the streets. People were tracked down and killed in their homes, shops, and even in hospitals. Executioners patrolled the streets, targeting passersby. Those who refused to evacuate to Ukraine were immediately labeled traitors and subjected to extermination.