Have begun the joint process of Polish and Ukraine Exhaust In the victims of the massacre Volinia of Second World War. It The decision was taken in January It was later confirmed by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland, Vasil Botner and National Culture and Traditional Minister Hannah Wraflevska.
These discharges are carried out in western Ukraine on the site of the old city of Pusnik. There they were there (1945 70 to 120 people The Ukrainian rebel army (UPA) Nazi cooperated with Germany. Most of the victims Women and children. This is one of the ongoing massacre in the current Ukraine and Voluniya since World War II. According to historians, about 100,000 Polish civilians were killed. They are Jewish, Armenian, Russian and Czech victims.
Researchers arrived at the scene at 9 am, with Ukrainian time and several tons of goods. The area, which is currently uninhadown and covered with forests, is monitored by the police. This process is expected to last about a month. Archaeological, anthropology and genetic research is over, The victims will be formally buried. Whether the population of the victims, the reasons for their death, and whether they are violent are the main problems for researchers.
The Volinia’s dizziness This is a source of controversies and conflicts between Poland and Ukraine for a long time. Poland officially recognizes it GenocideIt is discussing Ukraine. Some Ukrainian officials argue that both the Ukrainian rebel (UPA) and the Ukrainian Nationalist Organization (OUUN) emerged from the opposition. Soviet Union.
Despite this, many poles continue to argue that the victims are out of the way and formally buried. According to the National Memory Institute (IPN), these people are “still in common graves in Volina, waiting for the discovery, evacuation and buried.”
Diplomatic relations were affected by Volina
A series of tensions caused by historical conflict have worsened Diplomatic relations between Poland and Ukraine. In June last year, Vice Primer Minister Poland announced in an interview with Watswa Kosiniak-Camps “Ukraine does not enter the EU if the question is not resolved”. The leader of the opposition party, Jarosla Party, is the same on right -wing law and justice.
Something long Controversy They resumed in 2017 Ukraine prohibited search and discharge Poland victims in their territory after the withdrawal of the UPA monument in Hrzovil (Poland). However, both parties have worked to solve the issue.
In July 2023, the presidents Andrej Tuda Y Volodamir želenski They recalled the 80th anniversary of the massacre of a monument in Lutsk in the northwest of Ukraine. In January, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that a joint decision for the discharge was reached.
“Finally, there is a big improvement. There is a conclusion on the first exit of the victims of the Ukrainian insurgents. I thank the Poland and Ukrainian cultural ministers for their good cooperation. We expect new results,” he wrote in a post on the Tusk X operating system.
Almost a month later, Poland’s National Culture and Heritage Minister Hannah Wraplevska confirmed that he would be evicted. Wraplevska said that many Polish organizations, including the Independence and Democratic Foundation, the National Memorial Institute (IPN) and the Pomrania Medical University in Szczecin, will cooperate in the case. However, he said this should be a joint venture between Poland and Ukraine. “I see the good option in the Ukrainian area”The Cultural Minister wrote in a post on Platform X.
When the two parties began to take steps to resolve the conflict in May 2023, Ukrainian parliamentary leader Ruslan Stefersuk sent a cooperation message in Parliament. “With this conscience, we will cooperate with you. Dear Poland friends, we will accept the truth, though it is uncompromising”Said Steponsuk.
However, this is only for many Iceberg. “This is a good sign in Polish-Ukrainian relations, but of course, this is not a major improvement, but it is not a major improvement in the case of the use of Polish companies on the possibility of searching or discharge work in the current Ukraine territory. National Institute They are pending in front of Ukrainian authorities, ”he says.