Nachtigall Battalion
Because of these views, Symonenko has been referred to as a Ukrainophobe. Symonenko made controversy in 2007 when he accused the Ukrainian nationalist figure Roman Shukhevych of collaborationism with the Nazi Germany, for which the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv city declared Symonenko's statement as false and obligated Symonenko publicly to disprove the "myth" and pay all court fees. However, these views are commonplace amongst Western historians, linking Shukhevych to the Nachtigall Battalion.