Ukraine to begin search in Poland for remains of WWII victims
Vasyl Bodnar. Photo: Tomasz Waszczuk / PAP
On July 15, 2026, Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said that searches for the burial sites of Ukrainian civilians in the village of Lasków could begin as early as August, RMF24 reports.
The search concerns residents of Ukrainian villages who, according to the Ukrainian side, were killed in 1944 by units of the Polish Home Army and the Peasant Battalions.
“Last year, we submitted three applications to the Institute of National Remembrance regarding this matter, one of which has already received support. We now only need approval from the regional heritage conservation officer. We hope to begin the first work in Lasków in August,” Bodnar said.
The Ukrainian side also requested permission to conduct searches in Sahryń and Przemyśl. Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance said it had approved the work in Lasków, while requesting additional documents for the other two locations.
In 2025, Ukrainian specialists carried out searches in Jureczkowa, where members of the UPA killed in 1947 were believed to have been buried. However, no burial sites were found during the investigation.
As the UOJ previously reported, exhumations of victims of the Volhynia tragedy began in the Rivne region.
Read also
OCU rep shows red-and-black flag with Savior Not Made by Hands icon and trident
A cleric of Dumenko's structure posted a photo with a unique flag on social media.
US Assembly of Bishops reports declining number of Christians in Ukraine
Participants of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA highlighted the dangers facing believers in Ukraine and the Middle East and called for an end to the hostilities.
Phanar hierarch: Council of Crete decisions also apply to non-attendees
A hierarch of the Patriarchate of Constantinople stated that despite the absence of four Local Churches, the Council in Crete did take place.
Memorial service held for victims of Pryluky missile attack
A memorial service for the deceased residents, including four children, was held at the Transfiguration Cathedral of the UOC in Pryluky.
Vinnytsia Eparchy cleric suspended from ministry for spiritist practices
Archpriest Mykola Hryshchenko has been suspended from ministry in the Vinnytsia Eparchy of the UOC. The faithful are not blessed to attend his services.
UOC and Jerusalem Church clergy concelebrate at Church of Holy Sepulchre
During a pilgrimage trip, the UOC clergy concelebrated with clerics of the Jerusalem Church in the Holy Land.