Russia's deputy ambassador to the UN, along with dozens of keen-eyed social media users, have pointed out that the suspect in Saturday's deadly shooting in the US used the same Neo-Nazi symbol as Ukraine's Azov Regiment.

Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, noted that the 'Sonnenrad', or 'Black Sun' symbol, which adorned the manifesto published by the Buffalo shooter, has for years featured on the insignia of Ukraine's Azov Regiment, and is a commonly used image among white supremacists and neo-Nazi groups.

"I wonder what our Western colleagues would invent to distract the public from this awkward fact," Polyanskiy remarked on his Telegram channel, referring to the fact that the Azov Battalion has been actively funded and promoted by the West, despite Russia's warning that it is a radical neo-Nazi paramilitary unit.