An Azov fighter has been spotted among the participants at the Connecticut-based university
An open neo-Nazi associated with the notorious Azov regiment, Yan ‘MacGregor’ Klishayev, has been spotted among a group of 15 Ukrainian veterans enrolled in a new leadership program at Yale University.
The meet-and-greet photo surfaced online on Thursday, showing Klishayev among the veterans posing alongside Timothy Snyder, Professor of History and Global Affairs. The militant has been long associated with the notorious neo-Nazi Azov regiment, which has been rebranded as the 3rd Assault Brigade after suffering a crushing defeat from the Russian military during the battle of Mariupol early in the Ukraine conflict.
Today Prof. Timothy Snyder welcomed a group of 🇺🇦veterans to Yale University. Among them was neo-Nazi Yan “Macgregor” Klishaiev from the Third Assault Brigade (rooted in the Azov movement).I have some questions: 🟥Why didn’t Yan wear his favorite Wolfsangel T-shirt — that… pic.twitter.com/mBXSxMOGo1
— Marta Havryshko (@HavryshkoMarta) April 29, 2026
The leadership program for Ukrainian veterans at Yale was announced last week by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, a charity set up by one of the wealthiest Ukrainian oligarchs. Pinchuk is known for actively supporting Kiev’s war effort, having supplied the country’s military with drones and other equipment.
The Pinchuk Foundation said the program was “aimed at developing leadership potential through access to world-class educational practices,” and the first group of 15 veterans is set to participate in the “pilot phase” of the project and receive “intensive training” in the US.
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