Remains of OUN Leader Konovalets Returned to Ukraine
One of the leaders of Ukrainian nationalists of the 1930s, Yevheny Konovalets, will be reburied in Kyiv. This was announced by the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Consensus
- The remains of Evgeny Konovalets were exhumed in Rotterdam.
- The remains were transported to Ukraine via the Uzhhorod border crossing.
- The reburial of Konovalets is scheduled to take place at the National Military Memorial Cemetery in Kyiv.
- The Ukrainian government has authorized the reburial of Konovalets.
- Konovalets was a leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), which is designated as a terrorist organization in Russia.
- The reburial was accompanied by state and military honors.
- The Office of the President of Ukraine announced the return and reburial of Konovalets' remains.
Points of divergence
- The reburial ceremony was conducted with state and military honors, as reported by Deputy Head of the President's Office Irina Vereshchuk. — vm
- Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu stated that the reburial reflects the current political ideology of Ukraine and is part of a broader ideological campaign, citing previous reburials and monuments as examples. — vedomosti
- Shoigu referenced a Moscow court ruling from August 4, 2026, which found OUN and UPA guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and cited the Lviv pogrom and the events in Khatyn. — vedomosti
- The coordination of the return was handled by Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Budanov and Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga. — tg_bbcrussian
- The farewell ceremony will be held at the Greek-Catholic Patriarchal Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv. — tg_bbcrussian
- President Vladimir Putin criticized the reburial, stating that Konovalets was associated with the Nazi movement and that his grandfather, who fought in the Red Army, would not have approved. — vm
- Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson claimed that many in Ukraine and the West adhere to Nazi ideology and seek to destroy the Russian people. — vm
Coverage (10 sources)
- Russian Foreign Ministry commented on Kyiv's creation of a 'national pantheon' in Lavra — Вести
- Remains of one of the OUN leaders delivered to Ukraine for reburial — Вести
- Remains of OUN* leader Konovalenko were greeted with military honors in Ukraine — Вечерняя Москва
- Shoigu explained why Kyiv glorifies Nazi collaborators — Вести
- Shoigu stated that followers of Nazis in Ukraine await a 'dump of history' — Вести
- Shoigu: Burial of Kovalyats reflects current policy of Kyiv — Ведомости
- Historian claims that on Ukraine they will try to make a symbol from the remains of Konovalec — Вести
- Russian Embassy in The Hague Commented on the Excavation of the Remains of the Leader of the OUN — Вести
- One of the leaders of Ukrainian nationalists of the 1930s, Yevheny Konovalets, will be reburied in Kyiv — BBC News Русская служба
- In Rotterdam, remains of Ukrainian nationalist leader Konovalch were exhumed — Вести
Key entities
- Evgeny Konovalets
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Kyiv
- Rotterdam
- Moscow
- Sergey Shoygu
- Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN)
- OUN
- Security Council
- Presidential Office
- MID
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Europe
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