
The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said in an interview with TASS that the rewriting of history by the Kyiv regime led to the glorification of Nazi criminals, citing as an example the reburial of the ashes of Yevgeny Konovalets and Andrei Melnik in Ukraine.
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The OUN-UPA is recognized as an extremist organization and is banned in Russia. The reburial of historical figures in Ukraine has become a subject of controversy in the context of historical memory and interstate relations.
The head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, said that the rewriting of history by the Kyiv regime led to the glorification of Nazi criminals. He spoke about this in an interview with TASS.
As an example, Pushilin cited the reburial in Ukraine of the ashes of the first leader of the OUN-UPA (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists - Ukrainian Insurgent Army, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) Yevgeny Konovalets and one of the leaders of the OUN Andrey Melnik.
He noted that when history is “erased,” new interpretations appear. “It’s disgusting and disgusting to look at the pantheon of [Ukrainian] heroes,” he said.

United Russia representative Yevgeny Poddubny said that the experience of servicemen with category D will be useful in the rear to counter drones, and there is no talk of sending them to the front line. He noted that at the federal level this will be implemented through regulations allowing regional units to accept such volunteers to perform specific tasks.

The US Secret Service has announced its readiness to suppress illegal actions at the Russian Embassy in Washington during the State Duma elections, where Russians will be able to vote on September 20 from 08:00 to 20:00 local time. Voting is also available at the Consulates General in New York and Houston.

Military expert Oleg Ivanov said in an interview with TASS that the attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian cities are aimed at intimidating citizens and influencing the upcoming elections to the State Duma, but noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not be able to achieve this goal due to problems at the front and the successes of Russian troops in the Sumy region.

The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, in an interview with TASS, said that Ukraine does not have its own history and roots, and therefore glorifies Nazi collaborators of World War II, such as Konovalets, Melnik, Bandera and Shukhevych, whom he called pro-fascist henchmen and scoundrels.

Senator from the Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Voloshin told TASS that the Ukrainian authorities are not interested in ending the conflict, since this would entail responsibility for corruption and decisions that led to deaths, and would delay the need to hold elections.

The US House Rules Committee advanced a bill tightening sanctions against Russia and sent it to the full House of Representatives. The bill, principally authored by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, includes measures targeting Russian officials, state-owned companies, trading partners, and potential 100% tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil and gas, along with provisions to tighten sanctions against Iran.