The remains of Yevhen Konovalets, one of the leaders of the UPR army and the founder of the OUN, were reburied

In Kyiv, the remains of Yevgeny Konovalets, one of the leaders of the UPR army and the first leader of the OUN, were reburied at the National War Memorial Cemetery. President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the ceremony, calling Konovalets “an outstanding son of the Ukrainian people.” Konovalets was a key figure in the formation of the UPR and the creation of the OUN, which fought for the independence of Ukraine. His remains were exhumed in Rotterdam and taken to Ukraine. In the future, it is planned to place the grave in the Ukrainian National Pantheon in Kyiv. Historians emphasize Konovalets' role in military operations against the Bolsheviks and his contribution to the Ukrainian national movement. However, it is also noted that the OUN was engaged in terrorism and political assassinations. Konovalets was killed by an NKVD agent in 1938 as a result of a special operation.