Supporters of the party " Freedom " held in Kiev March

Supporters of the nationalist party " Svoboda " in Kyiv hold a March on the occasion of the anniversary of the Ukrainian insurgent army (UPA), reports journalist Last news .

On the morning of Tuesday Advocates of " Freedom " held a rally on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence square) in Kyiv with the support of party leaders. Then the participants of the events organized by columns marched to the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, where today a regular meeting. The agenda included the appointment of the new leadership of the Ministry of national defense, as well as the adoption of anti-corruption law.

Near the Parliament the marchers plan to demand recognition of the UPA and the prohibition of the Communist ideology. On the initiative of the faction of " Freedom " on the Happy meeting shall be considered to amend the agenda draft resolution on recognition of the UPA belligerent in world war II.

at the end of September, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the possibility of recognition of authorized UPA combatants and one of the warring parties during the 2nd world war.

The Ukrainian insurgent army (UPA) as the militant wing of the Organization of Ukrainian nationalists (OUN) was established on 14 October 1942 and operated mainly in Western Ukraine. The activity of UPA, who fought in the great Patriotic war against the Soviet army, and against the German troops, is a constant point of contention in the Ukrainian society - a significant part of the population, as well as most of the veterans and politicians think their accomplices of the Nazis, however, some Ukrainians, mostly in the West, regard them as heroes who fought for the independence of Ukraine.

The nationalist party " Svoboda " is associated with the radical movement " Right sector. Radicals participated in started in April of operations Kyiv security forces against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat of the population of Donbass.


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