The Warsaw branch was headed by Lt. Col. Mykhailo Pohotovko, born on 21 November 1891 in Baranov in the Kharkiv Governorate.
His deputy was Lieutenant Hryhoriy Doroshenko, born on 23 April 1893 in Ukraine; in the literature he is referred to as Szylo.
[2] A counter-intelligence combat unit of the Home Army Headquarters "993/W" was assigned to carry out the sentence.
The dissolution of Pohotowka was led by the well-known post-war musician Włodzimierz Bieżan "Klawisz" and the intelligence officer Izabella Horodecka "Teresa" (née Malkiewicz).
"Klawisz" led his friend out of the building, joking with the Ukrainians and at the same time reprimanding him that his behaviour could have cost them both their lives.
Biezhan immediately fled to inform the liquidation group by telephone from a nearby room that they had the green light to proceed.
He was horrified to see a group of uniformed Ukrainians eating breakfast in the restaurant hall on the second floor.
[2] At the same time as the Bąka brothers, "Ćwach", "Jastrząb", "Zakalec", "Kieł", "Kurzawa" and "Szaruga" entered the building.
[3] After "Teresa" had left, "Szlak" was the first to enter the chairman's office and fired two pistols at Pohotowki, who tried to cover himself with a telephone receiver.
Fortunately, no one was injured, but the bang was so loud that 'observers' immediately appeared in the windows of nearby tenements.
"Teresa" decided to put all the weapons in one bag and carry it to "Doktura's" house at Zajcza Street.
[3] The liquidation of Pohotovka and his deputy was noted by the governor of the Warsaw district, Dr Ludwig Fischer.
In February 78 Poles were murdered and in March 126 non-Germans, including leading members of the Ukrainian Committee.
As one intelligence report put it: Since the death of Pogotowska there has been a "depression" in the committee and a tendency not to get involved with the Poles.