As part of the celebration of the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, a memorial sign and cross were unveiled near the village of Brody in the Ratne district.
At the site where 8 insurgents died, a memorial service was held and the memorial sign and cross were consecrated by clergy of the UOC-KP. It was precisely here that the UPA company commander Ivan Baranchuk (pseudonym "Makarchyk") died, and he was reburied in the village of Richytsia in the Ratne district. The unveiling of the memorial sign to the company commander will take place on October 14 at the site of his burial.
As reported by the deputy head of the Ratne district state administration, Mykola Mykhalevych, feasible assistance was provided by local residents of the neighboring village of Hirnyky, brothers Ivan and Leonid DENYSIUKY.