Ukraine plans to begin exhuming the remains of Ukrainians buried in Poland in September. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Culture Andriy Nadzhos in an interview with Ukrinform.
According to the official, last December Ukraine and Poland exchanged lists of places where search and exhumation work could be carried out. Poland provided Ukraine with 13 locations, while Ukraine provided four.
Currently, exhumation work is underway in Ukraine in Lviv, in Zboishcha, where the remains of Polish soldiers who died at the beginning of World War II are being removed. At the same time, the Ukrainian side is preparing a trip to the village of Yurechkowa in Poland, where Ukrainians are likely to be buried. Preparatory work is planned for mid-August, with excavations to begin in September, before the rainy season starts.
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Najos noted that Polish society is more sensitive to the issue of exhumations, particularly due to peaceful conditions and the availability of budgetary funding. In Ukraine, however, the ongoing war is forcing the state to focus on burying thousands of new casualties.
Despite this, according to the official, the Ukrainian side recognizes the emotional nature of the issue for the Polish side and seeks to reduce political tensions through joint search efforts.
Recall that back in October last year, the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory announced that in 2025, in the Rivne region, they plan to search for victims of the Volhynia tragedy — at the request of the Polish side. In April, exhumations began in Puzhnyky in the Ternopil region, and now work is continuing in Lviv.
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