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Poland and Ukraine Exhume Victims of Volyn Massacres

4/24/2025

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On April 24, 2023, a poignant chapter in history unfolded as Polish and Ukrainian researchers commenced the exhumation of victims from the harrowing Volyn massacres in Puzhnyky, Ukraine. This significant effort, the first since 2017, seeks to honor the deceased with proper burials while navigating the delicate historical tensions between the two nations.

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On April 24, 2023, a poignant chapter in history unfolded as Polish and Ukrainian researchers commenced the exhumation of victims from the harrowing Volyn massacres in Puzhnyky, Ukraine. This significant effort, the first since 2017, seeks to honor the deceased with proper burials while navigating the delicate historical tensions between the two nations.