Alforov in Volyn on 11 July. Photo: Alforov on Facebook
Oleksandr Alforov, Head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance (UINR), has emphasised that the search for burial sites of Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy will continue, and he also hopes that the search for Ukrainian dead will begin in two villages in Poland. [The Volyn (Volhynia) tragedy was a series of events that led to the ethnic cleansing of the Polish and Ukrainian populations in 1943 during World War II. It was part of a long-standing rivalry between Ukrainians and Poles in what is now Ukraine's west. Poland considers the Volyn tragedy a genocide of Poles – ed.]
Source: Alforov in an interview with PAP, Poland's national news agency, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Alforov assured that Ukraine recognises the Volyn tragedy, and that the search for and reburial of victims of these events should remain an important element of historical dialogue between Ukraine and Poland, so such permits will continue to be issued from the Ukrainian side.
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