Photo follow-up: Upa marks anniversary of its founding

KYIV - On October 14, the Feast Day of St. Mary the Protectress - historically the patron saint of Ukrainian fighting forces - veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) gathered in Kyiv to mark the 64th anniversary of the their army's establishment. Founded in 1942, the UPA fought both the German Nazi and Soviet Russian invaders of Ukraine. Seen on this page are photos from the anniversary day's events.

• UPA supporters carry a giant Ukrainian flag as they begin their commemoration procession to St. Sophia Cathedral on October 14.
  
  
• An UPA veteran holds flowers and a Ukrainian flag in his hand at the army's commemoration on St. Sophia Square.
  
  
• Ukrainian Orthodox priests bless young initiates into Kozak organizations.
  
  
• Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists paramilitary soldiers line up at the Ukrainian Insurgent Army's commemoration.
  
  
• A Kamianets-Podilskyi high school student holds a petition demanding government recognition of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, October 29, 2006, No. 44, Vol. LXXIV

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