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World📡 YahooJul 11, 2026👁 4 views

Poland commemorates victims of WWII Ukrainian massacres amid major row

Poland commemorates victims of WWII Ukrainian massacres amid major row

DPASat, July 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM UTC1 min readAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
FILE PHOTO - Polish President Karol Nawrocki arrives for a meeting at Bellevue Palace during his inaugural visit to Germany. (is associated with: «Poland commemorates victims of WWII Ukrainian massacres amid major row») Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
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  • Poland commemorates Polish victims of WWII Ukrainian massacres, with President Nawrocki emphasizing the importance of remembering the 120,000 civilians killed by Ukrainian nationalists.
  • Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) attacked over 100 Polish villages in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia regions from 1943 to 1945, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, leading to ongoing tensions between Poland and Ukraine.
  • Polish Prime Minister Tusk announces plans for a memorial wall with an "eternal flame" to honor all identified victims of 20th-century wars in Ukraine, emphasizing the importance of remembrance without fueling hatred.
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Poland on Saturday commemorated the Polish victims of massacres carried out by Ukrainian fighters during World War II, amid an ongoing row that has severely strained ties between the neighbouring countries.

"We refuse to let the 120,000 Poles – civilians, women and children who were brutally murdered by Ukrainian nationalists – be forgotten," Polish President Karol Nawrocki said at a memorial ceremony in the village of Radruz near the border with Ukraine.

Fighters of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) attacked over 100 Polish villages in the Volhynia and Eastern Galicia regions - now in western Ukraine - on July 11, 1943.

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Tens of thousands of Poles and Jews were killed in the massacres, which lasted up until 1945.

Ukraine continues to honour the UPA for their resistance against Soviet rule after World War II, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky caused uproar in Poland at the end of May when he awarded an army unit the honorary title "Heroes of the UPA."

Nawrocki responded by stripping Zelensky of Poland's highest honour.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Saturday announced the construction of a memorial wall containing an "eternal flame" as well as the names of all the identified victims of the 20th-century wars in Ukraine.

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"Those who were murdered must not remain nameless," Tusk said in a video message posted on X.

"The Republic of Poland will not forget any of them," he said, while also cautioning that "remembrance must not be used to fuel hatred."

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