The OUN controlling the Ukrainian People' Militia were very concerned by the Soviet power structure that had been established in Ukraine, particularly the NKVD, and sought to neutralize those particular elements that the OUN felt were critical to projecting Soviet power over Ukraine.
The OUN controlling the Ukrainian People' Militia were strongly opposed to the Soviet power structure that had been established in Galicia after the Soviet annexations, particularly the NKVD. The command sought to neutralize those particular elements that the OUN felt were critical to projecting Soviet power over Ukraine.