THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH OF A LEADER OF TRANSCARPATHIAN OUN COUNTY PROVID DMYTRO BANDUSIAK

Abstract

The article reveals D. Bandusiak's role and place in the Ukrainian liberation movement 1930–1940s. The leadership positions he held and his contribution to the deployment of the struggle are defined. The structure of the Transcarpathian regional and district provid of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) was reconstructed. The research is based on newly found documents (the report of the Major Popov of Guards Task Force, a report on Chekist-military operation, a protocol of interrogation of the OUN SS Ivan Terelia and the testimonies of the arrested Alexander Golyak, Vasily Chizhevsky), which helped to reconstruct the time and circumstances of the death of Dmytro Bandusiak-"Lopata." It was also possible to identify the persons who helped to identify and physically destroy D. Bandusiak. This specific example shows the role and importance of intelligence in anti-nationalist operations. It is confirmed that because of intelligence, the need for large-scale operations was eliminated. In contrast, operations with small maneuver units against specific insurgent formations or individuals, especially district, supra-district, and regional OUN provids, which were located by the agents, became more effective. Such a change allowed special services, acting in small groups, cover a larger area. The functional responsibilities of the authorities were to provide the credible identification of a body, to remove all the registers and search cases of the underground. Keywords: Dmytro Bandusiak, Ukrainian liberation movement, Soviet repressive-punitive organs, Chekist-military operation Keywords: Dmytro Bandusiak, Ukrainian liberation movement, Soviet repressive-punitive bodies, Chekist-military operation.