A number of Ukrainian far right organisations, in particular, the All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" (Svoboda) and Right Sector, took part in the "March of Heroes" held in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on 14 October. The march was dominated by harsh anti-government and nationalist rhetoric.
Far right activists and their supporters rally on the Mykhailivska Square for a meeting before starting the march |
White supremacists spotted |
"Our country - our rules", a banner of Svoboda's youth wing "Sokil" (Falcon) featuring the neo-Nazi Wolfsangel |
Activists of the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists with traditional nationalist red-black flags |
Starting the march, activists of the Right Sector with their red-black flags |
The leadership of Svoboda (Oleh Tyahnybok, Andriy Illenko) and Right Sector accompanied by a priest |
"Freedom to the Defenders of the Constitution!!!", the banner refers to a number of members of Svoboda arrested by the Ukrainian authorities |
Activists of the Right Sector, most likely the participants of the Right Sector volunteer battalion |
Far right activists carrying the pictures of their arrested associates |
"Autonomous nationalists" |
Former MP Andriy Mokhnyk, a prominent member of Svoboda |
A bizarre racist activist |
The far right rally by the detention center where some of their associates are held |