Appeal of the Ukrainian National Committee calling for the fight for a united, independent Ukraine
June 22. 1941
In this great and solemn hour, it is time for us to affirm the sanctity of our feelings through deeds and reason. As a new life, new morality, and new laws are forged in the toil and blood of the finest sons of rejuvenated nations, the day is drawing near when Ukraine will become the guarantor of order and peace in Eastern Europe. Throughout the centuries, it has been our providence to defend the cultures of freedom and faith with our swords and our own chests, against the hordes of nomads and the onslaughts of evil...
..........In our relentless struggle, we have been recording pages of history........
















