Volodymyr Viatrovych
Volodymyr Viatrovych is a Ukrainian historian and politician who served as director of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory between 2014 and 2019. He is known for his research on the history of the OUN and UPA and has authored several books on twentieth-century Ukrainian liberation movements. He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019 on the party list of European Solidarity. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he has been involved in volunteer work and initiatives to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage.
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Lviv Regional Council Declares 2027 'Year of UPA, Shukhevych and Olzhych,' Sparking Polish Outcry
On 20 October the Lviv Oblast Council voted to designate 2027 as a year honouring the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), its commander Roman Shukhevych and poet Oleh Olzhych. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski sharply criticised the move, with Sikorski signing a motion to add the initiative's author, Sviatoslav Sheremeta, to Poland's list of undesirable persons. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry called the decision counterproductive and stressed it was a regional act taken without consulting central authorities.
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Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada cancels September 18 plenary session; opposition MPs complain of lack of notice
The Verkhovna Rada abruptly cancelled its September 18 plenary session and Hour of Questions to the Government, with MPs and ministers learning of the cancellation upon arriving at parliament. Opposition lawmakers from European Solidarity and Holos publicly criticized the last-minute, poorly communicated decision. The Hour of Questions has been rescheduled to October 12.