And killing as many Jews as they could get their hands on. Not because they were aligned with the Soviets, but because they were Jews.
Incorrect to an extent.
I know it’s from Wikipedia, but without directing you to a few books:
‘Unlike competing Polish, Russian, Hungarian or Romanian nationalisms in late imperial Austria, imperial Russia, interwar Poland and Romania, Ukrainian nationalism did not include antisemitism as a core aspect of its program and saw Russians as well as Poles as the chief enemy with Jews playing a secondary role.’
‘Nevertheless, Ukrainian nationalism was not immune to the influence of the antisemitic climate in the Eastern and Central Europe, that had already become highly racialized in the late 19th century, and had developed an elaborate anti-Jewish discourse.’
‘However, Ukrainian nationalistic Jews were welcome in the Banderivtsy, provided they adopted the identity of the Galician Karaites, who were regarded as loyal compatriots.’
And this is exactly what happened at the Maidan; Jews fighting next to and with the Right Sector amongst others.
Ukrainian Nazis were equal opportunity murderers, they murdered over 100,000 Polish men, women and children.
All this ugly history is rearing its ugly head again. Burning 40 people to death in Oddessa is just the beginning.
Nazi junta is holding three government departments and they are ready to set not only Ukraine but Europe ablaze.
American lawyer Jonathan Levy has filed request to ICC to investigate "Our man Yats" and other thugs responsible for this.