| | '''''Slava Ukraine!''''' (СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ , Eng: '''''Glory to Ukraine'''''. The response is, '''''Glory to the Heroes'''''. | | '''''Slava Ukraine!''''' (СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ , Eng: '''''Glory to Ukraine'''''. The response is, '''''Glory to the Heroes'''''. |
| − | Thw salutation was popularized by the [[Ukrainian Nazi]], [[Stepan Bandera]], and became his slogan. Both his organizations, the [[Ukrainian Nationalists]] (OUN) and the [[Ukraine Insurgent Army]] (UPA), allied with the [[Nazi]]s, used this call-response and it is now closely identified only with them. [[Bandera]] established it as the “[[Ukrainian]]” version of the Nazi call-response, “Heil Hitler-Sieg Heil (Hail Hitler! - Hail Victory!).” | + | Thw salutation was popularized by the [[Ukrainian Nazi]], [[Stepan Bandera]], and became his slogan. Both his organizations, the [[Ukrainian Nationalists]] (OUN) and the [[Ukraine Insurgent Army]] (UPA), allied with the [[Nazi]]s and committed numerous [[war crime]]s and atrocities against [[Polis]], [[Jew]]ish, [[Russian]]s, [[Belarussian]]s, [[Roma]] and other [[civilian]]s, used this call-response and it is now closely identified only with them. [[Bandera]] established it as the “[[Ukrainian]]” version of the Nazi call-response, “Heil Hitler-Sieg Heil (Hail Hitler! - Hail Victory!).” |
| | In 2018, ''Israeli National News'' reported that the [[World War II]] Nazi collaborator greeting became the official Ukraine army salute, "Slava Ukraine!" These words and greeting became [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] (AFU) official [[military]] greeting.<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/250641</ref> | | In 2018, ''Israeli National News'' reported that the [[World War II]] Nazi collaborator greeting became the official Ukraine army salute, "Slava Ukraine!" These words and greeting became [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] (AFU) official [[military]] greeting.<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/250641</ref> |