The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the law on the recognition of OUN-UPA (Organization of Ukrainian nationalists - Ukrainian insurgent army) freedom fighters, informs the Ukrainian Parliament on the first day of the week.

"Returned with a signature from the President(15. 05. 2015) ", - it is reported in the report.

"Ukrainian insurgent army" (UPA) was formed in October 1942 as the military wing of the organization of Ukrainian nationalists " (OUN), its purpose was proclaimed the struggle for independence of Ukraine. The UPA acted mostly in Western Ukraine and fought against the Soviet troops, cooperating with the Nazis. Field of the end of world war II she continued to struggle against the Soviets extremist methods - injured soldiers of the UPA has been Authorized by the intelligentsia and local authorities, Komsomol and party activists.

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