Poland and Ukraine begin extracting the joint bodies of the Volnetic massacre victims

Poland and Ukraine began the joint process Obtained bodies One of the victims of a massacre Voliania Subordinate World War II. this A decision was taken in January It was later confirmed by the Ukrainian ambassador in Poland, Vasil Budnar, and the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Hanna Robleska.

Directing operations are carried out in western Ukraine, on the site of the old town of Puzniki. There they were Killed in 1945 70 to 120 people Ukrainian rebel army (UPA), Pltime Partner Ethnicity I cooperated with Nazi Germany. Most of the victims were Women and children. This was only one of a series of massacres that occurred in Voliania, in current Ukraine, after World War II. According to historians, about 100,000 Polish civilians were killed. They were also Jews, Armenians, Russian and Czech victims.

The researchers arrived at the scene at nine in the morning, Ukrainian time, along with several tons of materials. The area, currently uninhabited and covered with forests, is monitored by the police. The process is expected to continue for about one month. Once archaeological, anthropological and genetic research ends, The victims will be buried as due. The main issues of the inspectors are the demography of the victims, the reasons for their death and whether they are violent or not.

the Masacre by Volinia It has long been a source of controversy and disputes between Poland and Ukraine. Poland is officially recognized GenocideAnd that Ukraine discussed. Some Ukrainian officials argue that both the Ukrainian rebels (UPA) and the organization of Ukrainian nationalists have come out of resistance to resistance to resist. soviet union.

Nevertheless, many columns are still calling for the extraction of corpses and the burial of the victims properly. According to the National Memory Institute (IPN), these people “still lie in the common graves of Folia, pending finding, burying and burial.”

Diplomatic relations are affected by Volnel

Also, the ongoing tensions resulting from the historical conflict have deteriorated Diplomatic relations between Poland and Ukraine. In June of last year, the Polish Deputy Devader, WłDysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, announced in an interview with “Polsat” channel “Ukraine will not enter the European Union if the issue of Volania is not resolved.”. The same leader, the largest opposition party, said Garoslao Kakzhenski, from right -wing and justice law.

height Dispute They resumed in 2017, after Ukraine prohibits research and directing One of the Polish victims in their lands after the withdrawal of the UPA monument in Hruszowice (Poland). However, both parties have since worked to solve the problem.

In July 2023, presidents Andrzej duda y vodímir žlenskI They celebrated the eighties of the massacre, which walks alongside each other in a memorial law in Lutzk, in northwestern Ukraine. In January, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that a joint decision had been reached on bodies.

“Finally, there is significant progress. There is a decision on the first policy victims of the Ukrainian rebel army. I thank Poland and Ukraine culture ministers for their good cooperation. We expect new decisions.”

Almost a month later, the Minister of National Culture and the Heritage of Poland, Hanna Robubska, confirmed that the extraction of bodies will be implemented. Wróblewska said that many Polish organizations, including the Freedom and Democracy Foundation, the National Memory Institute (IPN) and the University of Pomerania Medical University in Szczecin, will cooperate in the case. However, he added that it should be a common effort between Poland and Ukraine. “I see goodwill on the Ukrainian part”The Minister of Culture wrote in a post on the platform x.

When both parties began taking steps to resolve the conflict in May 2023, the Ukrainian Parliament Speaker, Roslan Stefanuk, sent a message of cooperation in the Polish Parliament. “With this conscience, we will cooperate with you, and dear Polish friends, and we accept the truth, no matter how amazing.”Stephenchuk said.

For many, this is only Ice advice. “It is a good sign of the initial Polish relations, but of course it is not a great progress in the issue related to the application of the requests submitted by the Polish institutions about the possibility of carrying out research or extracting the bodies in the current Ukran region, especially in those places that the genocide is committed to.” At this time, 26 requests they submitted National Institute of Memory They are suspended in front of the Ukrainian authorities. “