A surviving bronze bust of General-Khorunzhyi (Brigadier General) Roman Shukhevych has been recovered out of the rubble of the Museum of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), destroyed by the Russians on 1 January (UPA is a WWII-era paramilitary force seeking Ukrainian independence; it engaged in partisan warfare against both German and Soviet occupying forces.
Most of the exhibits from the museum of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) General Roman Shukhevych, destroyed by the Russians, are now safe. However, museum workers said the most valuable attraction was the building itself in Lviv.
Nearly five months into Moscow s full-scale invasion, everyday reminders of an empire s imprint have become, for many Ukrainians, an unbearable affront.