Ukrainian Military Organization
| Ukrainian Military Organization | |
|---|---|
| Українська Військова Організація | |
Leader of the organisation Yevhen Konovalets (first from right) with friends in 1921. | |
| Leader | Yevhen Konovalets |
| Foundation | 3 August 1920 |
| Dissolved | 1929 |
| Headquarters | Prague |
| Ideology | Ukrainian nationalism Ukrainian irredentism Anti-communism Antisemitism Anti-Russian sentiment Anti-Polish sentiment |
| Size | 1,500–2,000 (1922) |
The Ukrainian Military Organization (Ukrainian: Українська Військова Організація abbr. УВО, romanized: Ukrainska Viiskova Orhanizatsiia, UVO), was a Ukrainian paramilitary body, engaged in terrorism (especially in Poland) during the interwar period.
It was formed after the occupation of Ukraine by Soviet Russia following the Ukrainian–Soviet War of 1917–1921 and the Peace of Riga of March 1921 that divided the Ukrainian lands between Poland and the Soviet Union.
Initially headed by Yevhen Konovalets, the organization promoted the idea of armed struggle for the independence of Ukraine. The headquarters of the organization was located in Lwów (today Lviv) in the Second Polish Republic.