. ▁Leg al ized ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁union ▁has ▁its ▁branches ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁K iev ▁univers ities ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁several ▁regional ▁cent ers ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁A ▁student ▁union ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" Direct ▁Action " ▁already ▁existed ▁in ▁K iev ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁During ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁existence , ▁the ▁union ▁succeeded ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁actions , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁students ' ▁rights . ▁These ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁attempts ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁students ' ▁movement ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁The ▁trade ▁union ▁have ▁been ▁existing ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁students ▁decided ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁new ▁independent ▁trade ▁union , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁name ▁" Direct ▁Action " ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁maintenance ▁of ▁youth ▁resistance ▁trad itions . ▁Thus , ▁" Direct ▁Action " ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁was ▁convention ally ▁named ▁" the ▁first ▁generation ". ▁Some ▁activ ists ▁of ▁the ▁" first ▁generation " ▁are ▁still ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁trade ▁union ▁now . ▁ ▁Organ ization ' s ▁goals ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁" Direct ▁Action " ▁manif esto , ▁the ▁trade ▁union ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁student ▁organization ▁from ▁below , ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁horizontal ▁principles ▁of ▁coord ination . ▁This ▁organization