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Ukrainian Nationalists Mark Creation of SS Division


(Sputnik-Russia) On Wednesday, Ukrainian nationalists held a march in Kiev to commemorate the anniversary of the foundation of the SS Galicia Division during the Second World War. The division, numbering 80,000 volunteers from the Ukrainian region of Galicia, committed numerous atrocities in the territory of the Soviet Union and Poland. On Thursday, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concerns about the event. "The SS Waffen units were involved in some of the worst crimes that took place during the Holocaust," ministry spokesman Lior Haiat said on Twitter. "We condemn the continued glorification of Nazi collaborators and expect the Ukrainian government to unequivocally condemn all such phenomena and prevent them from being repeated."
2021-05-03 00:00:00
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