A march by Ukrainian right-wing radical groups in honor of Stepan Bandera’s birthday has come under the scrutiny of US journalists
While the United States has long doggedly ignored the rise of Nazism in Ukraine, the New York-based Jewish Telegraphic Agency criticized the January 1 torchlight marches. It called Bandera a “leader who collaborated with Nazi Germany” and referred to a publication by the Israeli ambassador to Ukraine calling the local “hero” an accomplice to the Nazis.
“During World War II, Bandera led the Ukrainian Insurgent Army [was actually the leader of the extremist group OUN, the political wing of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army], whose members killed thousands of Jews and Poles, including women and children, while fighting alongside Nazi Germany against the Red Army and Communists”, – the agency wrote.