UKRAINIANS IN RUSSIAN FORMATIONS
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As the German army was beginning to suffer its defeats from the Soviets, various military formations were formed from the indigionous population in Eurasian Russia. Although Hitler was reluctant to have any Russian volunteers in his army, due to changing conditions on the front Russians were hired and started out as Hiwis (Hilfswillige), performing such tasks as scrimishes and patrols. Originally they were forbidden to wear german uniforms, insignia and awarded german medals. Latter on such formations grew in size and eventually whole battalions and divisions were formed. People joined such formations either as a way of escaping the horrible death in the POW camps or from political reasons - as a fight against Bolshevism.

From the very beginning number of Ukrainians ended up in such formations. In most cases it was because of unavaibility of Ukrainian formation to join to, or in some instances low national consciousness. Ukraininas can be found in every Russian formation that fought on the German side, occupaing all kinds of positions, from generals to regular infantry. Because of that I will focus only on those Ukrainians who possessed higher ranks.

RUSSIAN LIBERATION ARMY (ROA)
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Members of ROA staff:

Oberst prince Bojarsky (descendant of famous Ukrainian landlords)
Chief of Communications - major G. Kremenetsky
Chief of sub-section in Recruitment section - major G. Svyrydenko
Commander of 2nd sub-section of Military school - oberst A. Denysenko
Commander of 3rd. sub-section (Cavalry) - oberleutenant N. Vaschenko
Inspector of propaganda among volunteers - captain A. Sopchenko
Administrative section - captain P. Shyshkevych
Commander of Officer batallion - M. Golenko
In charge of special communications - M. Tomashevsky
Members of reconaissance staff - leutenants:
J. Marchenko, S. Pronchenko, J. Sytnyk.

1st division of ROA

Commander of the division - General-major S. Buniachenko
1st adjutant - oberst Rudenko
Chief of Supplies - oberst Gerasymchuk
Chief of Propaganda - major S. Bozhenko
Chief of Recoinassance - major Kostenko.
Officer of Communications - leutenant Redko
Divisional superintendant - captain Palamrchuk.

2nd division of ROA

Member of staff - oberstleutenant Bogun.

KONR (COMMITEE OF PEOPLE'S OF RUSSIA)
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Armed Forces

General-major D. Zakutnyi.
Generals F. Golovko, V. Lukjanenko.
Oberst Bondarenko, Lukjanenko,
Major J. Muzychenko
Captain V. Grechko
Professor Vasylakyi.

Airforce

1st adjutant - oberst Pliuschev-Vlasenko.
Oficer of Special Tasks - major B. Klymovych
Chief of Cadre - captain Naumenko
Chief of Medical personell - Oberstleutenant Levytsky.
Leutenant A. Skobchenko

RUSSIAN DEFENCE CORPS
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The corps were formed similarly to Ukrainian Ustasha Legion - as means of protecting the Russian emigrees in the Balcans, mainly Yugoslavia. The corps were mainly formed from former members of the Tsarist White Armies and many Ukrainins were found among their ranks.

Member of Staff - general major Kyryjenko.
Commander of Brigade - general major I. Kipryjenko
Commander of Brigade, member of Staff - general D. Dratsenko
1st regiment - leutenant Bojko
Commander of 2nd batallion - general major Zborovsky
1st regiment - oberleutenant Duzmenko, doctor Plischenko
4th regiment - feldwebel Derevianko
5th regiment - doctor Bandurko
10th regiment - leutenant Donchenko
Commander of 8th Cossack company - oberst Golovko
Commander of 9th company - oberst Nesterenko
Commander of 10th company 2nd reg. - oberleutenant Paschenko.
Commander of 12th comapny 2nd reg. - oberst P. Buzun
Commander of 6th company 4th reg. Bondarenko
Commander of 10th company 5th reg. - leutenant Bondarenko
Commander of 11th company - oberleutenent Myroshnechenko
Communications - unterofficer Avdienko, Kuzmenko
Batallion commander - general Zinkevych
Oberst Paschenko, Rudko
Captain Janchuk
Leutenants: Chupryna, Gozhenko, Klymchuk, Kravchenko, Mischenko, Nazarenko, Prokopenko, Pustovojtenko, Tymchenko, Fomenko,
Unterofficers: S. Butsko, Neremiuk, Vuchkovych, Palagniuk (EK 2nd class) Officer Donchuk, Panasienko, Rodzianko, Tanasijchuk, Chernychenko, Shevchenko, Sehmchuk
"Varjag" regiment - Leutenant S. Hmel'nytsky
"Centre" Batallion - formed in Belorussia from four Belorussian and one Ukrainian regiments - commanded by N. Janenko.