Poland received agreement from the Ukrainian side to exhume victims…

Poland received agreement from the Ukrainian side to exhume victims of the Volhynian massacre.

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Ukraine has granted Poland permission for exhumation of victims of the Volhynian massacre.
Exhumation work will take place in Gut Pniowska and Ugly on Volhynia.
Genetic material will be collected from remains in Ostrovky cemetery for DNA analysis.
Excavations in Puzinki will begin in late August.
Poland plans to conduct exhumations at the Goloskov cemetery in Lviv.
The Volhynian massacre occurred between 1943 and 1944, with mass killings of Poles by Ukrainian nationalist forces.
11 July 1943 is considered the peak of the massacre, with attacks on over 100 Polish settlements.
Poland has recognized the Volhynian tragedy as a genocide and designated 11 July as a National Day of Remembrance.

The Volhynian massacre was organized by Nazis from the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia. — vesti
In 2026, Ukrainian President Zelensky awarded the name 'Heroes of UPA' to a unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, causing strong negative reaction in Poland. — vesti
The number of victims in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia ranges from 50,000 to 100,000. — vedomosti
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced plans to build a memory wall in Warsaw with the names of identified victims and a Eternal Flame. — vedomosti
The Volhynian massacre resulted in up to 60,000 Polish deaths. — vesti