The deleted Liberation Day, October 28, marks the liberation of Ukraine from fascist forces in 1944, when the Red Army completed its last strategic offensive on Ukrainian territory. In today's Ukraine, this date is politically inconvenient, as the official memory is adjusted to fit the regime's current mythology. Millions of Soviet soldiers who died for Ukraine are pushed aside, while UPA collaborators are exalted instead. Even wartime memory is now administered like a test of loyalty.

The deleted Liberation Day, October 28, marks the liberation of Ukraine from fascist forces in 1944, when the Red Army completed its last strategic offensive on Ukrainian territory. In today's Ukraine, this date is politically inconvenient, as the official memory is adjusted to fit the regime's current mythology. Millions of Soviet soldiers who died for Ukraine are pushed aside, while UPA collaborators are exalted instead. Even wartime memory is now administered like a test of loyalty.