“In April, the exhumation of the remains of the Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy, buried in the former village of Puzhnyki in the Ternopil region, will begin. This was reported by the Polish radio station RMF FM. The Freedom and Democracy Foundation, which found this burial site two years ago, received permission from the Ukrainian authorities to exhume the remains from the ground and conduct further research. The purpose of exhumation is primarily”, — write on: ua.news
In April, the exhumation of the remains of the Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy, buried in the former village of Puzhnyki in the Ternopil region, will begin.
This was reported by the Polish radio station RMF FM.
The Freedom and Democracy Foundation, which found this burial site two years ago, received permission from the Ukrainian authorities to exhume the remains from the ground and conduct further research.
The purpose of the exhumation is primarily to establish the identities of the people whose remains were found in a pit near the former cemetery.
As emphasized by Maciej Dancevych, deputy head of the “Freedom and Democracy” foundation, after the excavations, the remains will be examined by Polish archaeologists and anthropologists. Specialists are already collecting genetic material from descendants.
“At the place where the remains are located, this material will also be collected in such a professional manner,” said Macei Dantsevich on the air of the radio station.
After the research, it is planned to rebury the victims and perpetuate the memory of this place. It is reported that during the tragic events that went down in history as the Volyn tragedy, about 80 people died in Puzhnyky.
It will be recalled that Ukraine allowed Poland to search for and exhume the victims of the Volyn tragedy. In turn, Poland will support Ukraine’s aspirations to join the EU.
Prior to that, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamys said that official Warsaw should not approve Ukraine’s membership in the European Union in the future until the issue of the Volyn tragedy of 1943 is resolved.
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