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18 August at the National Military Memorial Cemetery, the Ukrainian military and statesman, commander of the Sich Riflemen of the UPR Army and the first leader of the OUN, Yevhen Konovalets, was reburied. This was announced by the President of Ukraine's press service.
The ceremony was attended by the head of state Volodymyr Zelensky, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mykhailo Drahopato, the head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov, service members, and others.
Zelensky emphasized that “Ukraine is once again restoring the highest historical justice: returning home a prominent son of the Ukrainian people.”
“Together with him, Ukraine has returned a part of itself: its memory, Ukrainian experience, our national history—the history of all who in different times lived and fought for Ukraine, for our independence and sovereign state. Colonel Yevhen Konovalets is precisely such a figure. His fate, heroic yet tragic, is like a symbol of that entire period of our history,” the president said.
The press service noted that Konovalets was temporarily reburied at the National Military Memorial Cemetery.
“When the Ukrainian National Pantheon is created, Colonel Konovalets will rest there. Work is currently underway on this site, intended for the highest honors, burial, and reburial of the most outstanding figures in Ukraine’s history who made an exceptional contribution to achieving Ukraine’s independence and sovereign statehood,” the statement reads.
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