“This is simply a social, political, diplomatic, but besides a intellectual breakthrough for all of us,” says Hanna Wróblewski. The head of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage commented on the completion of the exhumation work in the Ukrainian Puźniki.
April 24 began exhumation works in Puźniki, villages in today's Tarnopolskie region in the west of Ukraine. At this point, on the night of 12 to 13 February 1945, Ukrainian nationalists murdered, according to data from various sources, 50 to 120 Poles.
During the work of experts from the Pomeranian Medical University, the Institute of National Memory and the Volynian Antiquity company, remains were extracted 42 people: women, men and children.
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- I'm sorry. Completed exhumation works in the erstwhile village of Puźniki are for all of us an extraordinary historical burden. They were realised in very hard conditions, an unstable situation in Ukraine, which for 3 years has defended itself against Russian aggression. But for all of us it is It's a social, political, diplomatic, but besides a intellectual breakthrough., which is the consequence of many years of talks - commented Hanna Wróblewski.
- I'm sorry. I believe he will. key to the care of historical memory - added the head of MKiDN.
Exhumations in Volyn. IPN submitted 26 applications
Dr. Karol Polejowski was besides present at the press conference, who stressed that the experts of the institute had participated in the work from the very beginning.
- I'm sorry. Our anthropologists, archaeologists from the Office of Search and recognition of the IPN were present and in the first phase of the search for burial sites and now in the second stage, erstwhile any of the victims were exhumed. Historical studies, eyewitness accounts... show that The number of victims was most likely twice as high. - stated.
At the same time, Mr Polajowski informed that IPN has so far submitted 26 applications, including 24 on search and 2 on exhumation work.
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- I'm sorry. In Ukraine, at the level of the regional administration, We have 6 consents to search and 1 consent to exhumation. This does not mean that we can already start this work, we request the approval of the Ukrainian Minister of Culture. As far as I know... 7 applications are pending - stressed.
- I'm sorry. 1 request is accepted at the level of the regional administration and is waiting for referral to the Ministry of Culture, 8 applications were examined and the decision was refused, 10 applications were not answered by the Ukrainian side. This means that together we will apply further to the Ukrainian side for these consents - he announced.
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