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Ukraine Recognizes WWII-Era Nazi Collaborators as ‘Freedom Fighters’

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree to recognize the members of the nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) as freedom fighters. 18.05.2015, Sputnik International

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Ukraine Recognizes WWII-Era Nazi Collaborators as ‘Freedom Fighters’

12:37 GMT 18.05.2015 (Updated: 14:26 GMT 18.05.2015)

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko - Sputnik International

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree to recognize the members of the nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) as freedom fighters.

Veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (OUN-UPA) at the monument to Stepan Bandera during the Heroes Festival in Lviv. - Sputnik International

Poland Forgets Victory Over Nazism for Sake of Friendship With Ukraine

13 May 2015, 17:33 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The document was signed on May 15, the Ukrainian parliament said Monday.

The UPA was established as the armed wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) in 1942. The UPA operated mainly in western Ukraine, fighting against Soviet forces on the side of Nazi Germany. In 1943, the UPA massacred as many as 100,000 Polish civilians in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia.

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