Memorial for the victims killed by OUN-UPA (Luhansk)
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Памятник жителям Луганщины, павшим от рук карателей-националистов из ОУН-УПА | |
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| Location | Luhansk |
|---|---|
| Type | statue |
| Opening date | 2010 |
| Dedicated to | Luhansk Oblast citizens killed by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) |
The monument dedicated to the "Luhansk victims of the OUN-UPA" is a statue located in Luhansk, Ukraine. The monument was unveiled in 2010 under the direction of city deputy Arsen Klinchaev and in association with the Party of Regions in a park in the center of Luhansk. The monument is adjacent to the Soviet memorial to the World War II underground resistance group, The Young Guard. A Ukrainian nationalist group described the monument as provocative and a distortion of history.[1][2]
The monument consists of a child clinging to its mother, who is tied and presumably dead. Immediately below them is a man tied to a rock looking back at the child. The inscription on the monument reads: “In memory of the victims of fascism and nationalism" and "The truth should not be forgotten". The statue rests on a slab engraved with a dozen names belonging to those killed.[3]