A Ukrainian expedition has begun searching for possible UPA burial sites in Poland.

On September 30, a Ukrainian search expedition began work in Poland’s Subcarpathian Voivodeship, where up to 18 soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army may be buried.

Radio Liberty reported this.

The research began in the village of Yurechkovo, in a forest where a metal cross had previously been erected in memory of the fallen. According to historical records, a battle between a UPA unit and the Polish People’s Army took place there in 1947. According to Ukrainian experts, the rebels were defending themselves to protect the civilian population from forced displacement.

Despite heavy rain in the Bieszczady Mountains, searchers used a walk-behind tractor to remove obstacles and began soil exploration to a depth of up to a meter to determine whether there were any signs of a burial.

The Ukrainian specialists’ work is being carried out in the presence of representatives of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance, and police security is provided. The Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance noted that this is the first location on the list of Ukrainian memorial sites in Poland where search and exhumation work is officially permitted.

The search will continue until October 4. If remains are discovered, the expedition will begin exhumation, which could take up to a month.

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