Roman Shukhevych  Roman-Taras Yosypovych Shukhevych (), also known by his pseudonym Taras Chuprynka (June 30, 1907 – March 5, 1950), was a Ukrainian nationalist, one of the commanders of Nachtigall Battalion, a "hauptmann" of the German Schutzmannschaft 201 auxiliary police battalion, a military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), and one of the organizers of the Halych-Volhyn Massacre. Roman Taras Yosypovych Shukhevych was born in the city of Lwów (today Lviv), in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (some sources claim his place of birth as Krakovets). Both Shukhevych's parents were involved with the Ukrainian national revival in the 19th century. The family lays claim to dozens of active community activists in politics, music, science, and art. Shukhevych received his early education outside of Lviv. He returned to Lviv to study at the gymnasium, living with his grandfather, an ethnographer Volodymyr Shukhevych. His political formation was influenced by Yevhen Konovalets, the commander of the Ukrainian Military Organization, who rented a room in Yevhen Konovalets's father's house from 1921 to 1922. In October 1926, Shukhevych entered the Lviv Politechnic Institute (then "Politechnika Lwowska" - when the city of Lwów was part of Second Polish Republic) to study civil engineering. In July 1934 he completed his studies with an engineering degree in road-bridge speciality. At this time he was known for his athletic abilities, for which he won numerous awards. He was also an accomplished musician and with his brother Yuriy completed studies in piano and voice at the Lysenko Music Institute. He sang solo on occasions with his brother in the Lviv opera. During his student years in gymnasium, Shukhevych became an active member of the Ukrainian Scouting organization Plast. He was a member of Lisovi Chorty. He organized Plast groups and founded the "Chornomortsi" (Black Sea Cossacks) kurin in 1927. From 1928-1929, Shukhevych did his military service in the Polish army. As a tertiary student, he was automatically sent for officer training.