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2 days ago
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Ukraine grants Poland authorisation to conduct exhumations in Lviv
Ukraine has granted Poland permission to carry out the exhumation of Polish soldiers killed in 1939 and buried in the territory of the former village of Zboiska, now within the city limits of Lviv. Source: Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, as reported by European Pravda Details: On Wednesday 11 June, the Ministry confirmed that Poland had received the official authorisation for the exhumation of the fallen Polish soldiers killed in 1939 that had been buried in the territory of the former village of Zboiska. This village is now part of the city of Lviv. In return, Poland has granted Ukraine permission to conduct search and exhumation works in the village of Jureczkowa. Ukraine expects these works to begin shortly. The issue of wartime exhumations has long been a source of tension in Ukrainian-Polish relations. The Polish government, led by Donald Tusk, has consistently pressed Kyiv to lift the moratorium on such activities. Background: In late April 2025, exhumations began in Ternopil Oblast at the site of the now-abandoned village of Puzhnyky, where Polish civilians were killed in 1945. Recently, the Polish Sejm introduced a memorial day supposedly to honour victims of ethnic cleansing in Volyn, referring to the events as a "genocide committed by the OUN and UPA on the eastern territories of the Second Polish Republic". Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised this move. [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.] Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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25-02-2025
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Monument to Russian Emperor Peter the Great dismantled in Poltava
The monument to Russian Emperor Peter the Great has been dismantled in Poltava in accordance with the current legislation and in compliance with all necessary procedures. Source: Acting Mayor of Poltava Kateryna Yamshchykova on Telegram Quote: "In accordance with the decision of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, the monument to Peter the Great was removed from the public space of our city. This step is an important part of the state policy of decolonisation." Details: Yamshchykova said that this is a "conscious and responsible action of the community, which gets rid of Russian imperial markers". "Despite the different opinions and discussions, we are united by one thing: Poltava is a city with a rich Ukrainian history, where imperial myths have no place! Our future belongs to Ukrainian heroes and European figures!" she said. Background: Before that, the Poltava city authorities agreed to dismantle and move two monuments to Peter the Great, one on the territory of the Poltava Battle Museum and one at his resting place near the Saviour's Church. The plaque on the monument to Commandant Kelin and the defenders of Poltava will also be removed. On 18 October 2024, the Parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy held an offsite meeting in Poltava. The city was also visited by Mykola Tochytskyi, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications. A few weeks later, the committee recommended that the Ministry of Culture reconsider the status of Poltava's monuments to Russian Tsar Peter the Great and the Russian victory in the Battle of Poltava in 1709, and the city authorities to dismantle these monuments afterwards. A deadline of 1 March 2025 was set. On 31 January 2025, the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications removed 15 cultural heritage sites in Poltava from the State Register of Immovable Monuments. These are monuments related to the events of the Battle of Poltava and the city's imperial history. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
