Volhynia tragedy

Ukraine-Poland tensions expose deeper anger over memory and migration — NV interview

Olena Babakova, a migration specialist and visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council, explains why Poland is now seeing anti-Ukrainian sentiment peak and how the country really views the Volhynia tragedy.

20 June, 02:11 PM

Ukraine denies weighing UPA unit rename as Poland dispute strains wartime ties

Ukraine does not plan to rename a military unit that received an honorary title honoring the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA, despite Poland’s objections, LIGA.net reported, citing a source close to Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office.

11 June, 12:06 PM

Tusk warns Ukraine-Poland feud helps Moscow as UPA dispute strains alliance

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish President Karol Nawrocki to hold a “direct and honest conversation,” he wrote in a post on X on June 8.

8 June, 02:00 PM

What’s next, banning the word ‘Ukraine’? What Polish nationalists choose to forget when it comes to us

When hundreds of drones are flying over Kyiv, the last thing on Ukrainians' minds is whether the name of a new military unit will offend the Poles.

4 June, 03:10 PM

Poland presses Ukraine to reverse UPA unit honor as wartime tensions deepen

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Poland is holding quiet talks with Kyiv over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to assign one of Ukraine’s Armed Forces units the honorary name of the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA.

3 June, 11:16 AM

Ukraine allows Poland to conduct new exhumation of Volhynia tragedy victims in Rivne Oblast

Ukraine has granted Poland permission to conduct search and exhumation works in the village of Uhly in Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 04:56 PM

Ukraine may take reciprocal action if Poland adopts bill criminalizing “Bandera propaganda,” envoy says

Ukraine may take reciprocal measures if Poland’s parliament supports President Karol Nawrocki’s bill introducing criminal liability for so-called “Bandera propaganda,” Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said on TVN24 on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 11:16 AM

On Volhynia massacre remembrance day, Duda calls for ‘understanding and reconciliation’ with Ukraine

Polish President Andrzej Duda marked the remembrance day of the victims of the Volhynia massacre by saying that truth and memory must not divide Poles and Ukrainians but instead lead to “mutual understanding, reconciliation, and shared concern for a safe future.”

11 July 2025, 12:20 PM

Volyn tragedy: Ukraine allows Poland to conduct exhumations in Lviv

Ukraine has granted Poland permission to carry out exhumation work on Polish soldiers killed in 1939 and buried within the city of Lviv, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine announced on June 11.

11 June 2025, 03:40 PM

Remains of 42 Volhynia tragedy victims exhumed in Ternopil Oblast

A joint Polish–Ukrainian expert group working in Puzhnyky, Ternopil Oblast, has exhumed the remains of 42 Poles who died in the 1945 Volhynia tragedy, Ukraine’s Deputy Culture Minister Andrii Nadzhos said on May 7.

7 May 2025, 08:47 PM

Poland expects exhumation of Volhynia victims to begin after Easter

Exhumation of Polish victims of the Volhynia tragedy in the former village of Pużniki (now Sadove) in Ukraine’s Ternopil Obkast is expected to begin after Easter, roughly around April 25, according to Poland’s Freedom and Democracy Foundation.

25 March 2025, 10:28 PM

No independent Poland without independent Ukraine — opinion

Timing is everything in Poland-Ukraine relations. Problems are easily divided into those of the past, present and future.

17 January 2025, 11:18 PM

Zelenskyy's first official visit to Poland after historic dispute breakthrough

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Warsaw to meet with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, press secretary Serhiy Nikiforov reported on Jan. 15, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

15 January 2025, 11:22 AM

Ukraine approves exhumations of 1943 Volhynia Massacre victims

Ukrainian authorities have granted permits to begin exhumations of victims of the 1943 Volhynia Massacre in Ternopil Oblast, Polish outlet RMF24 reported on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 08:38 PM

Ukraine and Poland exchange lists of sites for exhumation of Volhynia Massacre victims

Ukraine and Poland have exchanged lists of sites for the search and exhumation of victims of the Volyn Massacre, Andriy Nadzhos, Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine for European Integration, told Polish news agency PAP on Jan. 11.

11 January 2025, 06:45 PM

Poland hails ‘breakthrough’ in Volhynia exhumations

Ukrainian and Polish officials have made ‘breakthrough’ moves regarding the exhumation of Polish victims of the 1943 Volhynia Massacres, Polish PM Donald Tusk announced on Jan. 10.

10 January 2025, 08:47 PM

‘Manipulative’ for Poland to tie Ukraine’s EU accession to historical disputes, Kyiv says

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has criticized statements by Karol Nawrocki, the head of Poland's Institute of National Remembrance and presidential candidate, in which he suggested Ukraine has no place in the EU or NATO.

10 January 2025, 01:33 AM

Ukraine, Poland establish working group to address historical issues

Ukraine and Poland are working on establishing a joint working group to address contentious historical issues, Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said on Dec. 2.

2 December 2024, 10:24 PM

Poland, Ukraine settle on path to reconciliation over Volhynia tragedy — FM Sikorski

Kyiv and Warsaw have reached an agreement on how to conduct the exhumation of Volhynia tragedy victims in Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced on Nov. 26.

27 November 2024, 12:01 AM

Poland awaits further steps from Kyiv on Volhynia tragedy — FM Sikorski

Poland expects further actions from the Ukrainian authorities concerning search and exhumation efforts for Polish victims of the 1943 Volhynia Massacre, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Oct. 3.

3 October 2024, 09:43 PM

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