Whatever happened to Hunks, the exiled Ukranian Nazi, who received a standing ovation in the Canadian Parliament?
Well, the rest of the world has moved on from honouring Nazis, but not Ukraine. Incidentally, the medal handed to the Nazi bears the name of another Nazi (Yaroslav Stetsko). Ukraine is definitely a Nazi loving country.
20 March 2024
Ternopol Region in western Ukraine announced on Tuesday that it had decorated Yaroslav Hunka, the World War II Nazi soldier once cheered by lawmakers in Ottawa. The medal was presented on Hunka’s 99th birthday to his great-niece.
Hunka served in the 14th Waffen SS division, which was made up of Ukrainian volunteers and was responsible for atrocities against Poles, Jews, and the Soviet resistance.
Ternopol official Oleg Sirotyuk handed the ‘Yaroslav Stetsko’ medal for service to Hunka’s relative, Olga Vitkovska, with the expectation that she will eventually present it to her great-uncle in Canada.
