Ukraine: Anniversary of Ukrainian Insurgent Army

Alexandr Gusev

Activists and supporters of Ukrainian far right nationalist parties burn flares, torches and smoke grenades during their march to mark the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and Fatherland Defender Day, downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, October 14, 2017. The UPA acted mainly in the west of Ukraine until the beginning of the 1950s and had more than 40,000 soldiers in its strongest period. The UPA fought for Ukrainian independence against the Soviet Red Army and the Nazis during the Second World War.