The Command of the UPR troops faced a choice: either move to Polish territory and be interned, or seek a compromise with the Bolsheviks, or continue the struggle. At that time, reconciliation was achieved with the Poles. As described in an article posted by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine:Īt the end of November 1919, the remnants of the Ukrainian army found themselves in the so-called "triangle of death" - a small patch of territory near the towns of Chudniv and Lubar (now Zhytomyr region), surrounded by the Red, Volunteer and Polish armies. A guerrilla warfare campaign carried out by the Ukrainian National Army against the Red Army and other forces from 1919 to 1920 is known as the First Winter Campaign. This type of cross has a specific history in Ukraine, however, that predated its use in Nazi Germany. It is true that variants similar to the cross in the viral video had been used by the Nazis in World War II.
The cross at issue in the viral video is neither a modern-era German Iron Cross nor the simple cross used as an indicator by the Ukrainian army. That army's present cross, while equidistant and outlined by white marks, contains flared edges: The primary claim, in this regard, was that the cross displayed was not a Nazi symbol but was, instead, the Iron Cross used by the modern German army. Several online users attempted to add Community Notes - a Twitter fact-checking feature - to this tweet, suggesting OSINTdefender's text contained a factual error. "I'm not sure why this is continued to be allowed by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, there should be harsh punishments for anyone who is seen to be using these Symbols."
"Ukrainian Military Officials and Equipment using the 'Balkenkreuz' or Iron Cross from the Imperial/Nazi Germany-Era is an extremely bad look and needs to be talked about more," the account tweeted. Ukrainian Military Officials and Equipment using the "Balkenkreuz" or Iron Cross from the Imperial/Nazi Germany-Era is an extremely bad look and needs to be talked about more I'm not sure why this is continued to be Allowed by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, there should be… /4J6sgkQZpP The Ukraine war monitoring and open source intelligence account OSINTdefender highlighted this video as an example of problematic symbolism - the Balkenkreuz - that Ukraine should avoid: On June 25, 2023, a video of what appears to be a member of the Ukrainian military driving a personal car adorned with a black cross outlined with white bars sparked intense debate over Nazi symbolism in the Ukrainian military.
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