Stepan Bandera's grave in Munich. Archival photoBERLIN, July 24 Unidentified people painted a cross on the grave of the ideologist of Ukrainian nationalism Stepan Bandera at the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Munich, the Bavarian Radio Company website reports, citing the police. Moscow time). The police department for state security is investigating.
The German government criticized the Ukrainian ambassador for his words about BanderaStepan Bandera (1909-1959) was the leader of the «Organization of Ukrainian nationalists» (OUN), one of the main initiators of the creation of the combat wing of the OUN — the «Ukrainian Insurgent Army» * (UPA, banned in Russia), the purpose of which was proclaimed the struggle for the independence of Ukraine. The UPA was formed in October 1942, operated mainly in Western Ukraine and fought against the Soviet troops, collaborating with the Nazis. On account of the OUN-UPA * many crimes, including the Volyn massacre — the mass destruction of the Polish population in 1943. On October 15, 1959, Bandera was liquidated in Munich by KGB agent Bogdan Stashinsky. In May 2015, the fifth president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, gave the OUN-UPA* the status of «fighters for the independence» of Ukraine, and its members the right to social guarantees.* An extremist organization banned in Russia.
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