The OUN broke with the Nazis after they denied Ukraine independence, and finally fought the Soviets and both the army of Communist Poland and the anticommunist Polish underground after the Germans were routed. In western Ukraine, they remain the incarnation of a heroic myth.
但班代拉的人是没有盟友的民族主义者。OUN在纳粹拒绝乌克兰独立后便与之决裂，最终与苏联人以及德国人被赶走后的波兰共产主义和反共产主义地下运动武装都有斗争。在西乌克兰，他们仍是英雄史诗的化身。在俄罗斯族人口甚众的东乌克兰，他们大多被视为苏联祖国的叛徒。