Saturday, January 2, 2016

In Kiev the torch march in honor of Stepan Bandera (2016)

Published on 1 Jan 2016
In Kiev, a torchlight march on the occasion of the 107th anniversary of the birth of the leader of the Ukrainian nationalists Stepan Bandera. The action was in Kiev for the tenth time holds the "Freedom".

"I believe that the whole territory of Ukraine, especially in recent years - has proved to be patriotic and ready to defend their Ukrainian identity. Stepan Bandera - a figure who fought and died for the independence of Ukraine. I do not understand why this figure in the independent Ukraine could someone annoying or not to make. These shares are held for many years in the south and east of the country, "- said Gazeta.ua chairman of the Kyiv city organization, member of the Political Council of the" Freedom "Andrew Ilienko.

Gathering of participants is traditionally held at 18:00 in the park near the monument to Taras Shevchenko's Kobzar. Of the several machines distributed to everyone torches. The procession started from torches fill the street in front of Vladimir University. Shevchenko. In the hands were holding placards "Bandera, Shukhevych - Hero of Ukraine" and the flags of the UPA. Then, several thousand people marched through the main streets of the capital - on the boulevard Shevchenko, Khreshchatyk and ended with a solemn event the Chamber at the Independence Square, where demands were made, one of which - release all political prisoners in Ukraine.

Throughout the march, the demonstrators chanted "Glory to Ukraine - the heroes of Glory," "Bandera - Hero of Ukraine," "Remember the stranger - Ukrainian master here."


Stepan Bandera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera
Stepan Andriyovych Bandera (Ukrainian: Степан Андрійович Бандера; 1 January 1909 – 15 October 1959) was a Ukrainian political activist, leader of the ...

Бандера, Степан Андреевич

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