News archive on the topic "SS “Galicia”"

Today, Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrives on a state visit to Ukraine to participate in commemorative events marking the 80th anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy. The situation is paradoxical, because the regime of Vladimir Zelensky today glorifies the organizations of Hitler’s collaborators, including those who participated in the extermination of the Jewish population. Ex-Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Zhuravko told PolitNavigator about this. “I think that the President of Israel...

On July 25, in the Lviv region, not far from the city of Brody, memorial events were held dedicated to the 77th anniversary of the first and last battle of the Waffen SS Galicia division with Soviet troops. As you know, the Soviet attack at Brody ended in complete defeat for the SS boys. Tanks and attack aircraft killed 70% of the division’s personnel, and only managed to get captured or escape in a trap...

Members of Vladimir Zelensky’s party began a public justification of Hitler’s SS division “Galicia”, in honor of which the day before Ukrainian nationalists held a march in the center of Kyiv. On air on the 1+1 TV channel, Verkhovna Rada deputy from the Servant of the People party Nikita Poturaev said that the “Galicia” warriors allegedly were not ideological Nazis, but only “defended their land from the Soviets,” while...

Today, July 22, is, without exaggeration, a holiday. 72 years ago, in the battle of Brody, units of the 1st Ukrainian Front successfully mobilized Ukrainian fascists from the Waffen-SS Galicia division, or, as it was listed in German documents, the 14th Volunteer (1st Ukrainian) Grenadier Division Waffen-SS "Galicia". At the beginning of 1943, having passed the peak of combat effectiveness, the armed forces of Nazi Germany began...

Kyiv, November 26 (PolitNavigator, Vladimir Raichenko) – Ukrainian scientists interpret Nazi symbols banned in European stadiums as the number of keys on a piano or declarations of love. Chairman of the National Expert Commission on the Protection of Public Morality Vasily Kostitsky spoke about this during a round table on the topic “Measuring patriotism in football: fan culture” during a discussion of the episode...

Kyiv, November 25 (PolitNavigator, Vladimir Raichenko) – The SS has nothing to do with fascism. This opinion was voiced during a round table on the topic “Measuring patriotism in football: the culture of fans” by the press attaché of the Ukrainian national football team, Alexander Glivinsky, who did not agree with the presence of Nazi symbols in Ukrainian stadiums, which had previously been pointed out by international organizations, in particular FARE ( Football vs...

Kyiv, June 20 (Navigator, Kirill Boyarin) – The ruling majority in the Verkhovna Rada held a demonstrative vote, deciding to celebrate at the state level the 150th anniversary of the birth of Uniate Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky, who cared for the soldiers of the SS division “Galicia”. The same ones who, as part of the army of the Western invader, were ready to shoot at their brothers from the East - parallels with today are seen...

Lviv, April 27 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – Veterans of the Ukrainian nationalist underground call not to hold mass rallies in honor of the anniversary of the SS division “Galicia”, due to possible provocations. Subscribe to the news “Navigator - Kyiv” on Facebook or Vkontakte. The corresponding appeal was signed by the Chairman of the Lviv brotherhood 1 UD UNA Evgeniy Kutsik and the Chairman of the Lviv regional brotherhood of OUN-UPA veterans Oles Gumenyuk,…

Lviv, April 23 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – In Lviv on April 27, plans to hold a Parade of embroidered shirts to honor the SS division “Galicia”, despite warnings about possible provocations. Subscribe to the “Navigator - Kyiv” news on Facebook or Vkontakte. Elena Nezabudka, a representative of the “Native Land” organization, spoke about this, reports the publication “Zakhid.net”. “The march will take place regardless of the approval or disapproval of any organization, group of people or...