Poland buried the remains of 42 Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalist insurgents during WWII in the west of Ukraine.
It’s marking rare reconciliation on a divisive historical issue, Reuters. [I hope it will help for greater unity between Ukraine and Poland.] 1/
It’s marking rare reconciliation on a divisive historical issue, Reuters. [I hope it will help for greater unity between Ukraine and Poland.] 1/
Ukraine granted Poland access last year to exhume victims from former Polish village of Puzniki after longstanding Warsaw demands that strained relations. 2/
Polish officials say over 100,000 people were killed by Ukrainian Insurgent Army between 1943-1945 in efforts to limit Polish influence over the region.
[The fact that this took place in ethnically Ukrainian territories Poland is avoiding.] 3/
[The fact that this took place in ethnically Ukrainian territories Poland is avoiding.] 3/
90-year-old survivor Maria Jarzycka-Wroblewska said groups assured residents they'd be safe, then "killings occurred overnight."
But praised the agreement: "You cannot put all Ukrainians in the same basket." 4/
But praised the agreement: "You cannot put all Ukrainians in the same basket." 4/
Poland describes the killings as "genocide" while Ukraine rejects this term, saying thousands of Ukrainians also died in wider conflict between neighbors. 5/
Polish Culture Minister Marta Cienkowska called burial "restoration of dignity" and expressed confidence more victims can be located and identified. 6/
The Volhynia massacres complicated relations despite Poland's strong support for Ukraine against Russia's 2022 invasion, including weapons supplies and housing nearly one million refugees.
[Let it now remain only in history and in memory.] 7X
[Let it now remain only in history and in memory.] 7X
Source: reuters.com/world/poland-b…
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