The draft law Ukrainian nationalist party " Svoboda " on the construction of Stepan Bandera in the rank of national hero was not approved by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passes.

for the scandalous law voted 7 times. The maximum number supported the draft law of the people's representatives was 220 when necessary 226 votes. In the 1st time, the MPs did not support the draft law even at the stage of its inclusion in the agenda. Somehow the initiators of the bill from the nationalist Svoboda party held at the next stage of voting.

Ukrainian nationalists celebrate the 14th of October as the day of creation of the Ukrainian insurgent army (UPA), which fought in the great Patriotic war on the side of the fascists.

The UPA (Ukrainian insurgent army) was established on 14 October 1942 by the decision of the leadership of the Organization of Ukrainian nationalists (OUN). She operated mainly in Western Ukraine and fought against the Soviet army.

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