Most of Ukrainian society does not know about the Volyn tragedy, and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army is considered heroes who fought against the Soviet regime. This was stated in an interview for Channel Zero by Polish President Andrzej Duda, reports UNN.
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According to him, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a conversation with him, admitted that he knows little about the Volyn tragedy because he was born in Soviet times.
Here's the problem: the fact is that the communists actually silenced and hid this crime for decades, and there is no knowledge of it in Ukrainian society
He also expressed outrage that in Ukraine he is met by people with "armbands in Bandera colors".
When I come to Ukraine and people hug me with armbands in the colors of the "Bandera flag" - this is absurd. I say that we cannot accept this, and they throw up their hands and say: "What's the matter? These are our colors. We fought against the Soviet regime under these colors"
He stressed that Poland will never consider the OUN-UPA "fighters for the freedom of Ukraine".
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During the Second World War, several partisan movements operated in Ukraine under German occupation. In particular, these were units of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the Polish Home Army. They mostly fought in Volyn.
The parties carried out mutual ethnic cleansing, arguing that it was revenge for the repressions of past years and the current murders.
According to various sources, at least 35,000 people died on the Polish side during this tragedy, and about 10,000 on the Ukrainian side.
Let us remind you
In April, Polish President Andrzej Duda stated that peace between Ukraine and Russia is possible only on the condition of mutual concessions, including from Ukraine. According to him, de facto this peace should "amount to the fact that neither side can say that it won this war."