Ukraine and Poland to begin joint search for burials in Huta Pieniacka on June 8
Kyiv • UNN
On June 8, joint searches for the burials of those killed in 1944 will begin in Huta Pieniacka. The work is funded by the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance.
In Huta Pieniacka, Lviv region, joint Ukrainian-Polish search operations will begin on June 8 to locate the burial sites of the remains of village residents who tragically perished in February 1944. This was announced by the First Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine, Ivan Verbytskyi, as reported by UNN.
On June 8, in Huta Pieniacka in the Lviv region, joint Ukrainian-Polish search operations will begin to locate the burial sites of the remains of village residents who tragically perished in February 1944. The research will be carried out by an expedition from the LLC "Specialized Institution 'Volyn Antiquities'" and specialists from the Institute of National Remembrance of the Republic of Poland, under the professional supervision of Ukrainian experts, with the assistance and funding of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance
According to him, the work is being carried out following agreements between the presidents of both countries and the Ukrainian-Polish intergovernmental working group. In December 2025, the working group identified the first priority sites for search and exhumation work in 2026: Puzhnyky, Holosko, Ostrivky, Uhly, and Huta Pieniacka on the territory of Ukraine, as well as Jureczkowa, Lasków, and Sahryń on the territory of Poland.
Earlier this year, search operations already began in Ostrivky and Uhly, and permits were issued to continue work in Puzhnyky. Yesterday, June 4, the State Interdepartmental Commission for the Commemoration of Participants in the Anti-Terrorist Operation, Victims of War, and Political Repression granted permits for exhumation work in Holosko and Ostrivky. We are grateful to our Polish partners for establishing cooperation and trust regarding the tragic pages of our shared historical memory