Ukraine: Thousands of nationalists march in Kiev to honour Bandera
An estimated 2,500 turned out for a Ukrainian nationalist march on Thursday to mark the 106th birthday of the World War Two anti-Soviet leader Stepan Bandera.
The protesters marched through central Kiev, many holding burning torches and carrying portraits of Bandera.
Many Russians dismiss Bandera as a Nazi collaborator, but some Ukrainians venerate him as a hero.
There were also rallies in other Ukrainian cities including Odessa, but on a smaller scale.
02 Jan 2015
- From the section Europe