POKROVA - THE DAY OF UKRAINIAN WARRIORS

October 14, an outstanding day for all the Ukrainian nationalists, the Feast of Pokrova (Feast of the Intercession or Saint Maria Intercession), this day Ukrainians honouring the Holy Maria, a patroness of Ukrainian warriors of all times. This day has a sacral sense for all the Ukrainian patriots, Holy Mary is the patroness of Ukrainian warriors since the Cossacks times, exactly on October 14 was founded one of the greatest military formations of the World War II - Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), who taught us to stay loyal for the National Idea of Freedom and gave us an example of true self-sacrifice. Congratulations for all the Ukrainian warriors - defenders of Ukraine and eastern border of Europe from new invasion of modern Asian Horde. 

Every year since the day when independence of Ukraine has been proclaimed a solemn marches in honour of the UPA soldiers and the OUN activists been held on October 14 by the Ukrainian nationalists. 

This year was not an exception, thousands of patriots have joined a nationalist march in the capital of Ukraine, initiated by the "Right Sector" national-liberation movement, "Svoboda" nationalist political party, the Congress of UKrainian Nationalists, the OUN nationalist military organisation, "S14" and "Solidarnist" nationalist organisations. 

Except of honouring the memory of the UPA soldiers and other Ukraine's freedom fighters this year the Pokrova march was held under the slogan of "Freedom for political prisoners." The nationalist community demanded to release all the nationalists, imprisoned by Poroshenko's regime for their radical actions, aimed to defend the honour of Motherland. We talk about the soldiers of the 1-st battalion of "Right Sector" Volunteer Corps, who have received a popular name the "Mukachevo avengers" for a challenge they made to local mafia in the Transcarpathian region. We talk about Andry Medvedko and Denis Polischuk, a Ukrainian nationalists and participants of the war at Donbass, who were arrested in accusation on murder of well-known anti-Ukrainian writer Oles Buzina. We also tolk about the members of "Svoboda" - Yuriy Syrotyuk and Ihor Humenyuk, who were arrested after a clashes near the parliament on August 31, caused by adoption of anti-UKrainian laws on providing of special status for occupied territories of Donbass. 

Full video report from the Pokrova's march is here: Київ. Покрова 2015. Марш Героїв

Number of participants of this year march beaten all the forecasts, the organisers expected for about 3-4 thousand participants of the march, but twice as much of patriotic UKrainians have joined the event to honour the memory of the Ukrainian warriors and the political prisoners. 

Congratulations to all the Ukrainian patriots with the Fest of Pokrova! Glory to Holy Mary, let her vail protect our soldiers in our national-liberation war!

Glory to Ukraine!