Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Paramilitary wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists
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| March 16 2021 | Lviv Oblast Council approves renaming their largest stadium after Roman Shukhevych. |
| March 5 2021 | Ternopil City Council names the city's largest stadium after Roman Shukhevych. |
| May 28 2020 | Four veterans of the War in Donbas solemnly raised the Ukrainian Insurgent Army flag as a symbol of the struggle for independence, during an action initiated by the 'Movement of Resistance to Surrender' headquarters. |
| May 24 2020 | Preparatory work began near the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration to install a 12-meter flagpole for the red-black flag during the 'Stop Revenge' action, which was considered provocative by regional council head Svyatoslav Oliynyk. |
| May 15 2020 | Agreement No. 116/20М was signed between the KP 'City Improvement Control Department' of the Dnipro City Council and the 'Infoprostir' Social Technologies Center public organization, establishing the basis for flag installation. |
| March 2019 | The Ukrainian government officially granted veteran status to surviving UPA members. |
| December 2018 | Poroshenko confirms the veteran and combatant status for UPA fighters. |
| December 2018 | Prior legal recognition was limited, with only UPA members who fought against Nazi invaders in 1941–1944 and were rehabilitated being recognized as war veterans. |
| August 24 2018 | The modern version of the song was performed at the Kyiv Independence Day Parade, marking the 27th anniversary of independence and the 100th anniversary of the UPR. President Petro Poroshenko sang an excerpt of the song, describing it as symbolizing the bond between generations of fighters for freedom. |
| March 30 2018 | The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine registered a bill 'On the Flag of National Dignity', proposing flag installation on government buildings during memorable dates to honor heroes of Ukrainian independence. |
| 2017 | Modern text of the March of the New Army was adopted at the initiative of Oleh Skrypka, lead singer of Vopli Vidopliassova, to honor soldiers who fought and died in the Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone during the War in Donbass. |
| 2017 | The new march was first presented on the eve of Ukrainian Volunteer Day, performed by Skrypka in cooperation with the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. |
| June 2017 | Kyiv City Council renames General Vatutin Avenue to Roman Shukhevych Avenue. |
| May 15 2015 | President Petro Poroshenko signs a law about the legal status and commemoration of fighters for Ukraine's independence in the 20th century, including UPA combatants. |
| October 10 2014 | Presidential decree confirms 14 October as Defenders of Ukraine Day, officially sanctioning the anniversary of the Insurgent Army's founding. |
| January 16 2012 | The Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine upholds the presidential decree recognizing UPA fighters as war combatants, after a legal challenge by Nataliya Vitrenko. |
| January 28 2010 | Presidential decree recognizes OUN members and UPA soldiers as participants in the struggle for Ukraine's independence. |
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