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67th anniversary of the anti-Soviet Ukrainian Insurgent Army

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Supporters of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army participate in a rally to mark the 67th anniversary of the anti-Soviet Ukrainian Insurgent Army in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The anniversary and calls to recognize the anti-Soviet partisans as World War II veterans has divided Ukraine, with the more nationalistic west supporting recognition, and the Russian-speaking east opposing it. Hostility runs deep because in the war's early years, the anti-Soviet partisans aligned themselves with the Nazis, seeing the invasion as a way to get rid of the Soviet regime.