Ukraine finds remains of 30 people in search for victims of massacre by Polish WWII partisans
Poland recently granted permission for Ukraine to conduct a search for the victims.
On 6 October, the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance (UINR) initiated an excavation in Łasków, Poland, uncovering the remains of 30 individuals who perished during an attack by Polish Home Army and Peasant Battalions during World War Two. Oleksandr Alfyorov, head of the UINR, expressed gratitude to Poland for granting authorization to conduct the research, stating it would aid in fostering "true reconciliation" between the nations.
Ukraine has previously permitted Poland to search for and exhumate the remains of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists in 1944. On 10 March 1944, the Polish underground resistance movements targeted Łasków, an area densely populated by ethnic Ukrainians, resulting in the estimated deaths of 300 civilians, including Orthodox priest Lev Korobchuk.
The UINR's researchers, led by Svyatoslav Sheremeta, now aim to exhume, rebury, and honor the memory of the deceased with dignity, emphasizing the significance of honoring all victims' memory, regardless of nationality.
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