He fought for Ukrainian independence until a Soviet chocolate-box bomb killed him. Now Ukraine plans to honor him permanently
Ukrainian leader Yevhen Konovalets’ remains returned from Rotterdam after 88 years and are set for temporary reburial at Ukraine’s National Military Memorial Cemetery.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced plans to temporarily rebury Yevhen Konovalets in the National Military Memorial Cemetery before transferring his remains to the upcoming Ukrainian National Pantheon. Konovalets, a prominent Ukrainian nationalist, was assassinated in 1938 by Soviet secret police during a chocolate bomb attack in Rotterdam.
His remains were recently exhumed in Rotterdam and returned to Ukraine two days later. The Pantheon, intended to honor leaders, soldiers, and cultural figures who shaped or defended Ukraine, will be established in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in the capital city. Konovalets' leadership in organizing resistance against Russian and Soviet rule earned him a place in this planned memorial site.
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