PARIS, Jan. 4, 2022 (EIRNS) – According to the Russian news site RT, “Ukrainian far-right ultra nationalists held a torchlight procession in Kiev on Saturday night, Jan. 1st, celebrating the controversial WWII-Nazi collaborator.”
As can be seen on the video, the activists chanted “Glory” and “Our land” as they marked the birthday of Stepan Bandera, a former leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), “which was aligned with Adolf Hitler’s Germany,” writes RT. Some carried portraits and banners with images of the controversial figure and shouted “Bandera, come and restore order.” One person was filmed wielding what appeared to be a ceremonial sword. The procession ended with a rally in front of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.