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The Ministry of Culture announced the initial step taken by Ukraine and Poland regarding the exhumation of victims of the Volhynia tragedy.

Минкульт сообщил о первом шаге Украины и Польши к эксгумации жертв Волынской трагедии.

According to him, Ukraine and Poland have taken a "very important first step" by exchanging requests. Specifically, Kyiv received requests from the Polish side for conducting work on Ukrainian territory, while the Polish side received requests from Ukraine for work to be carried out in Poland, Nadjos added.

He mentioned that an analysis of these requests is currently underway, along with the collection of documents, to "make positive decisions and publicly comment on the results with the consent of both parties."

The Deputy Minister of Culture expressed hope that these efforts would "satisfy both the Polish and Ukrainian societies."

Nadjos noted that Kyiv understands the importance of historical memory issues for Polish society and does not wish to politicize them.

Another official, speaking on condition of anonymity, informed PAP that Ukraine has granted permission to search for remains at the site where Polish burials were discovered in 2023.

The media source did not specify the exact location; however, in 2023, then-Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki visited the former village of Puzhnyky in the southern Ternopil region, where a mass grave was found containing the bodies of murdered peasants buried in 1945.

According to the official, permits for searching and exhuming in Ukraine will be issued separately for each burial site.

At the same time, the issue of restoring the memorial plaque with the names of Ukrainians (UPA soldiers) on Mount Monastery in Poland "still remains open," he added.

On the eve of January 10, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a long-awaited "breakthrough" and "first decisions" regarding the exhumation of Polish victims of the Volhynia tragedy in Ukraine, but did not provide details. He thanked the culture ministers of Poland and Ukraine for their good cooperation.

Commenting on Tusk's statement, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga expressed hope for "further implementation of agreements based on mutual respect and reciprocity."