Volyn tragedy

Lawmakers in Poland's Kielce urge Vinnytsia to rename its Stepan Bandera street

The Law and Justice party faction in the Kielce City Council has submitted a resolution urging the mayor of Vinnytsia to change the name of Stepan Bandera street, Telewizja Świętokrzyska reported on June 11.

11 June, 02:03 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

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

Polish far-right leader urges EU veto over Ukraine’s UPA military tribute

Polish Sejm Deputy Speaker Krzysztof Bosak, leader of the far-right Confederation party, called on Poland to block Ukraine’s accession to the EU until Kyiv “moves away from the cult of criminals and unblocks all exhumations” of victims of the Volyn tragedy, he said on RMF24 on June 2.

2 June, 06:33 PM

Lublin removes Ukrainian flag from city hall over UPA-related military honor

Officials in the Polish city of Lublin removed the Ukrainian flag from city hall after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave one of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces units the honorary name “in honor of the Heroes of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army),” a move local authorities said offended Polish historical memory, Polish outlet WP Wiadomości reported on June 1.

1 June, 03:47 PM

Joint Ukraine-Poland search finds no mass graves in Rivne village

Joint Ukrainian-Polish search operations in the village of Uhly in Rivne Oblast have concluded without uncovering any mass graves of Poles, Ukraine’s Culture Ministry said on March 27.

28 March, 05:13 PM

Ukraine allows new Volyn tragedy searches in western oblasts

Ukraine has granted the Polish side new permits to conduct search operations in the Ternopil and Volyn oblasts in 2026, Ministry of Culture reported on Dec. 30.

31 December 2025, 11:58 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

Scholars urge balanced view of Volyn tragedy in Ukraine-Poland history

Ukrainian historians are urging Poland not to equate the actions of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) with the totalitarian regimes of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. The statement was published on Oct. 1 by the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.

2 October 2025, 03:35 PM

Ukrainian researchers begin exhumations of UPA fighters in Poland

Ukrainian researchers from the Dolya Memorial and Search Center in Lviv began exhumation work on Sept. 30 in the Polish village of Yurkove (now Yurechkova) in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Radio Liberty reported.

30 September 2025, 02:50 PM

Polish President submits 'Stop-Bandera' bill to Sejm

Polish President Karol Navrotsky has submitted to the Sejm a draft bill introducing criminal liability for the “propaganda of Bandera ideology” and Volyn tragedy denial, Poland's government site wrote on Sept. 29.

30 September 2025, 11:52 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

Exhumations in Puzhnyky, Ternopil Oblast seen as progress in Poland-Ukraine relations

Exhumations underway in Puzhnyky, Ternopil Oblast, mark a breakthrough in bilateral relations, Polish lawmaker Paweł Kowal said in an interview with PAP on May 6.

6 May 2025, 01:44 PM

Exhumation of Volyn tragedy victims to begin in Ukraine in spring 2025

The exhumation of Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy will begin in spring 2025 in Puzhnyky, Ternopil Oblast, Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said in an interview with Polish TV channel TVN24 on Feb. 9.

9 February 2025, 03:55 PM

Zelenskyy learned of Volyn tragedy after becoming politician, says Polish President Duda

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy learned about the Volyn tragedy only after becoming a politician, Polish President Andrzej Duda revealed in an interview with Kanal Zero, the Polish news agency PAP reported on Feb. 6,

6 February 2025, 06:15 PM

Duda cautions Zelenskyy against ‘sharp’ remarks on Polish opposition leader

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should to “be more careful” in his comments to the media about Polish opposition presidential candidate Karol Navrotsky, President Andrzej Duda said in an interview with Wpolsce24.tv on Jan. 16.

17 January 2025, 02:48 PM

Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s EU and NATO membership vital for Polish security

If Ukraine does not join the EU and NATO, Russia forces will be threatening Poland directly on its borders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Onet media outlet on Jan. 15, commenting on Polish opposition presidential candidate Karol Navrotsky's statement questioning Kyiv’s future membership in the alliances.

16 January 2025, 10:23 AM

Zelenskyy visits Poland amid breakthrough on Volyn tragedy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Warsaw following "breakthrough" in the long-standing dispute over the Volyn Tragedy victims' exhumation, Reuters wrote on Jan. 15.

15 January 2025, 10:32 AM

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

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