Warsaw expects exhumation work for Polish soldiers killed in 1939 and buried in the former village of Zboiska (now within the city limits of Lviv) to begin in the second half of this year.
This was announced during a press conference on Monday in Warsaw by Poland’s Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Hanna Wróblewska, Ukrinform reports, citing PAP.
Wróblewska stated that exhumations in Lviv area will be possible in the second half of the year.
“Permissions in this matter were received by the Institute of National Remembrance. It is up to it – in cooperation with the Ukrainian side – to carry out detailed planning,” said the Polish minister.
According to her, after the recent exhumation work in Puzhnyky, laboratory and genetic research is currently ongoing. At the same time, the Polish foundation Freedom and Democracy is preparing new applications concerning the search and exhumation work in Puzhnyky and another location.
As previously reported, Ukraine granted Poland permission to conduct exhumation work for Polish soldiers who died in 1939 and were buried in the area of the former village of Zboiska, now within Lviv.
Exhumation work in Puzhnyky, Ternopil region, began on April 24, with both Ukrainian and Polish specialists participating in the excavations.
The Ukrainian-Polish expedition discovered the remains of 42 individuals. Their reburial is planned for this summer in the village of Puzhnyky.
DNA testing of the exhumed remains is expected to take 2–3 months.
Illustrative photo: PAP / Vladyslav Musiienko
Source: Poland set to begin exhumation work in Lviv in second half of 2025
