In 1914, when World War I broke out, much of what is now Ukraine belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.<\/p>\n
Within the Austro-Hungarian Army, a unit was formed, the Ukrainian Sich Rifle Legion, made up of soldiers from Ukrainian Galicia<\/strong>. At the end of the war, the Western Ukrainian People's Republic was proclaimed in the western part of present-day Ukraine. The Sich Rifle Legion became the Army of Galicia<\/strong>, being renamed the Army of Ukrainian Galicia in 1919.<\/p>\n In 1914, composer Stepan Charnetskii wrote \"Oh, red viburnum in the meadow\"<\/strong>, a Ukrainian patriotic song in honor of the Sich Riflemen. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, this song has regained popularity in Ukraine as a song of resistance against Russia<\/strong>. The song is about red viburnum<\/a>, a very typical Ukrainian plant that produces small white flowers. Ukrainian singer Eileen<\/a> has released a beautiful a cappella version of this song in support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against the Russian invasion:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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