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| Ukraine could rehabilitate 53 members of anti Bolshevik resistance |
| 2021-02-03 |
| KYIV , January 29, 2020 , 15:21 - REGNUMThe archival files of 53 members of the Ukrainian liberation movement, who resisted the establishment of Soviet power on the territory of present-day Ukraine, for which they were subjected to repression, were transferred to the Ukrainian National Commission for Rehabilitation by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). This was reported on January 29 by the SBU press service. The press service said that the work of searching and reviewing the cases of Ukrainians, who were repressed by the Soviet regime, has been going on in the SBU for more than 25 years. “Due to the imperfection of the legislative framework, the cases of the participants in the Ukrainian revolution of 1917-1921 and the national underground in the first quarter of the last century remained classified for a long time. In 2018, there were positive legislative changes that significantly improved the procedure for reviewing these cases, ”the SBU said in a statement. In addition, it is indicated that due to these changes in the legislation, at present anyone can apply for this kind of rehabilitation - the general public, activists, etc., and not just relatives. In addition, the message emphasizes that these cases were transferred to the rehabilitation commission for the Day of Heroes of Krut, celebrated in Ukraine on January 29. As reported by IA REGNUM , earlier the authorities of the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk organized a solemn ceremony of farewell to the last member of the SS Galicia division in the city, Mikhail Mulik, who died on January 25 at the age of 99. HISTORY OF THE ISSUE The rehabilitation of fascist collaborators began in Ukraine immediately after independence. In 1995, the Lviv Regional Council recognized the UPA as a belligerent in World War II, and its veterans as fighters for the freedom and independence of Ukraine. Since 2005, the country annually celebrates the anniversary of the creation of the army on October 14. Attempts to rehabilitate nationalists in Ukraine intensified with the coming to power of Viktor Yushchenko. In 2007, one of the UPA leaders, Roman Shukhevych, was awarded the title "Hero of Ukraine", and later the president of the country, by his decree, recognized the members of the army as fighters for independence. Meanwhile, the issue of the attitude towards the OUN-UPA remains extremely controversial in the country, the largest percentage of supporters of their recognition as freedom fighters is noted in the western regions of the country, especially in the Lviv region. |
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