Over 100 Poles were killed by Ukrainian nationalists in the village of Ugły in 1943 as part of the broader Volhynia massacres.
Over 100 Poles were killed by Ukrainian nationalists in the village of Ugły in 1943 as part of the broader Volhynia massacres.
Their remains were exhumed earlier this year following a diplomatic breakthrough between Kyiv and Warsaw.
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The idea caused disagreement among Polish MEPs, with right-wing politicians criticising left-wing ones for voting against it.
The Volhynia massacres of ethnic Poles by Ukrainian nationalists has long caused tensions between the two countries.
Several cities refused to host the statue, which depicts a baby being impaled on a Ukrainian trident.
During the Volhynia massacres, Ukrainian nationalists murdered up to 100,000 ethnic Poles.
The heads of Poland’s Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church signed a joint declaration on the Volhynia massacres.
A Ukrainian official says such exhumations will only be permitted if Poland does more to restore damaged memorials to Ukrainian fighters on its territory.
The Volhynia massacres are a regular cause of tension between two otherwise close allies.
The Volhynia massacres saw Ukrainian nationalists kill tens of thousands of ethnic Polish civilians during World War Two.
“We are extremely critical towards any glorification or even remembrance of Bandera,” said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
The massacres in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia – and the remains of victims – have long been a source of tension between Poland and Ukraine.
Some 83% of Ukrainians surveyed have a good or very good opinion of Poles.
Around 100,000 Poles were killed in an ethnic cleansing operation led by Ukrainian nationalists between 1943 and 1945.