OUN leader Melnyk and his wife reburied near Kyiv
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The ashes of Andriy Melnyk and his wife were reburied at a military cemetery. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kyrylo Budanov took part in the ceremony.
A reburial ceremony for one of the leaders of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Andriy Melnyk, and his wife Sofia Fedak-Melnyk, took place at the National Military Memorial Cemetery, the government's Center for Strategic Communications reported on Monday, UNN writes.
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As MP Rostyslav Tistyk noted, "the reburial of the remains of the OUN leader, Colonel of the UNR Army Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofia at the National Military Memorial Cemetery has been completed."
"This is the first crucial step in the process of creating the Pantheon of Outstanding Ukrainians — as a symbol of the centuries-old struggle for the freedom and independence of Ukraine. Similar decisions are already being prepared regarding Colonel Yevhen Konovalets and other iconic historical figures who dedicated their lives to the struggle for Ukraine and will finally be able to find peace in their native land, for which they fought so heroically during their lives," the MP stated on social media.
As seen in the footage from the scene released online, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the head of the DIU Kyrylo Budanov took part in the ceremony.
Recall
Last week, the remains of OUN leader Andriy Melnyk and his wife were brought to Kyiv to honor their memory.
On May 23, a memorial service for OUN leader Andriy Melnyk and his wife was held in Kyiv prior to the reburial.
They were to be reburied in the Pantheon of Outstanding Ukrainians at the National Military Memorial Cemetery in Kyiv.