People are gathered at the monument to Stepan Bandera to pay tribute to the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are gathered at the monument to Stepan Bandera to pay tribute to the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are gathered at the monument to Stepan Bandera to pay tribute to the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Children play at the monument to Stepan Bandera during a commemorative event in memory of the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

The monument to Stepan Bandera is pictured during a commemorative event in memory of the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

The monument to Stepan Bandera is pictured during a commemorative event in memory of the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Priests are at the monument to Stepan Bandera during a commemorative event in memory of the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are gathered at the monument to Stepan Bandera to pay tribute to the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A choir performs at the monument to Stepan Bandera during a commemorative event in memory of the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

A choir performs at the monument to Stepan Bandera during a commemorative event in memory of the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

Servicemen lay flowers at the monument to Stepan Bandera during a commemorative event in memory of the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are gathered at the monument to Stepan Bandera to pay tribute to the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are gathered at the monument to Stepan Bandera to pay tribute to the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

The monument to Stepan Bandera is pictured during a commemorative event in memory of the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM

People are gathered at the monument to Stepan Bandera to pay tribute to the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) on his 116th birthday anniversary in Lviv, western Ukraine on January 1, 2025. Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COM