 The stated goal of the OUN was the creation of an independent Ukrainian State.In 1940, the OUN suffered a split into two groups - one group supported Andriy Melnyk (this group became known as the OUN-M, or "Melnykivtsi"), while the other group supported Stepan Bandera (this group became known as the OUN-B, or Banderivtsi).The OUN-B was considered the more radical of the two.