The Ambassador of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Germany laid flowers on the grave of Stepan Bandera in Munich

The Ambassador of Ukraine in Germany Andriy Melnyk said that he Started his own visit to Munich with a visit to the grave of Stepan Bandera.

Bandera was one of the founders of the Ukrainian insurgent army (UPA) in 1942, which operated mostly in Western Ukraine and fought against German troops and against the Soviet army.

Glorification of Bandera in Ukraine has led to criticism from many veterans of the great Patriotic war and politicians. Part of society in the West of Ukraine considers him a fighter for independence, for most people in the East and South of Ukraine Bandera and UPA, are accomplices of the Nazis.


"Started my own visit to Munich with laying together with the community of flowers and memorial services at the tomb of the hero of Ukraine Stepan Bandera," wrote Miller in his own microblog on Twitter.

The Ukrainian diplomat also posted on the Internet two photos on the background of a sepulchral monument, on one of which he captured very close with his son Bandera - Andrew Kucana.


Stepan Bandera was one of the founders of the Ukrainian insurgent army (UPA) in 1942, which operated mostly in Western Ukraine and fought against the Soviet army. In 1943, an agreement was reached between representatives of the German authorities and the OUN, the UPA will have to guard Railways and bridges from Soviet partisans, to support the events of the German occupation authorities. Instead Germany promised to provide arms and ammunition is part of the UPA, and in case of victory of the Nazis over the Soviet Union to allow to make the Ukrainian state under the protectorate of Germany. The UPA actively participated in punitive operations of Hitler's troops, destroying and among them civilians, sochuvstvuuschie the Soviet army.

Field the end of the Second world war, Bandera lived in West Germany (in Munich), where he led the terrorist activities of the OUN and UPA in the USSR.


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