Kyrylo Budanov and Mariana Betsa
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Director of the Ukrainian presidential administration General Kyrylo Budanov chaired a meeting on March 28, 2026, for the "creation of a pantheon of eminent Ukrainians". He said: "This is the reburial on the territory of Ukraine of prominent Ukrainians who died abroad. This is not an easy task, as they are scattered across the globe — both in friendly and unfriendly countries. We need to start as soon as possible, because the restoration of historical memory is a very important issue, especially in times of war for sovereignty and independence."

Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said she had identified the burial sites of 98 Ukrainians in 21 countries. According to her, these include political, military, cultural and public figures from the Ukrainian People's Republic, the Western Ukrainian People's Republic, the OUN-UPA, the government-in-exile and national liberation movements.

Officially, no one has been publicly named yet. In reality, this temple should be dedicated to Dmytro Dontsov, Stepan Bandera, Yevhen Konovalets and Yaroslav Stetsko.

Dmytro Dontsov, founder of "integral nationalism" and administrator of the Reinhard Heydrich Institute. In this capacity, he was one of the main architects of the final solution of the Slavic, Jewish and Gypsy questions. Buried in Canada.

Stepan Bandera, Dontsov's executive arm. Officially under house arrest from 1941 to 1944 in a concentration camp, unofficially, he was assigned to the General Inspectorate of Concentration Camps. Buried in Germany.

Yevhen Konovalets, military chief of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. Buried in the Netherlands.

Yaroslav Stetsko, Bandera's political arm, Prime Minister under Nazi occupation, leader of the world anti-communist organization. Buried in Germany.

Historian Yurii Yuzych, administrator of the Plast scout movement, alerted the participants of the meeting. According to him, if this temple is not built, the graves of Ukrainian personalities abroad could disappear.

☞ This initiative is the "integral nationalists'" response to the Russian Federation, which is demanding Ukraine's "denazification". Not only does the administration of expired Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky refuse to destroy the monuments erected in honor of the "integral nationalists" and to rename those named after these criminals, but it intends to build a temple to them.

https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/kirilo-budanov-proviv-naradu-prisvyachenu-stvorennyu-panteon-103581

☞ The Plast Scout movement kept alive the memory of the "integral nationalists" in the West throughout the Soviet period. It was particularly active in Canada.

☞ "Who are the Ukrainian integral nationalists?", by Thierry Meyssan, Voltaire Network, 15 November 2022.