Ukraine has agreed to search for victims of the Volyn tragedy in the village of Uhly in the Rivne region
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine has allowed the search for Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy in Uhly. The first works are scheduled for May 2025, confirmed the Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland.
The head of the "Polish-Ukrainian Reconciliation" society, Karolina Romanovska, announced that Ukraine has agreed to conduct search operations for Polish victims of the Volhynia tragedy in the village of Ugly, Rivne region. This is reported by UNN with reference to Romanovska's page on the social network X (Twitter).
Yes, that's right. There is an agreement to conduct searches in Ugly. I informed the Polish side about this and asked for representation from the Institute of National Remembrance and support from the Ministry of Culture. This is an important step towards memory and reconciliation.
It is noted that Romanovska officially applied for the exhumation of the remains of the victims of the Volhynia tragedy in the village of Ugly back in 2024. The woman received a letter from the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance stating that the first search operations in Ugly are scheduled for May 2025.
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The Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, confirmed the start of work on the exhumation of the victims of the Volhynia tragedy in the spring.
"We plan to exhume the victims of the Volhynia massacre in the spring in the first place for which permission has already been obtained, namely in Puzhnyky. We are also working to make decisions on all other places in Ukrainian and Polish territory," the statement said.