Bukovinian Ukrainian Self-Defense Army
The Bukovinian Ukrainian Self-Defense Army (BUSA) (Ukrainian: Буковинська українська самооборонна армія, romanized: Bukovynska ukrainska samooboronna armiia) was an underground armed formation consisting mainly of Ukrainians from Bukovina and Bessarabia during World War II. Its goal was to create an Independent Conciliar Ukrainian State.
| Bukovinian Ukrainian Self-Defense Army Буковинська українська самооборонна армія | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 1943 — May 1944 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Type | partisan warfare |
| Size | 1100 |
| Motto(s) | Ukrainian: За створення Самостійної Соборної Української держави!, romanized: Za stvorennia Samostiinoi Sobornoi Ukrainskoi derzhavy, lit. 'For the creation of an independent, eclectic Ukrainian state' |
| Engagements | Second World War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Vasyl Shumka |
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