“The joint Ukrainian-Polish expedition in the former cemetery in Zboische ended in Lviv,” it was said in the message.-Two burial pits were discovered about 2.5 × 4 meters in size, where, according to historians, warriors who died on September 12 and several days later were buried. “
The work was carried out for four weeks. According to the results of research, from 40 to 50 people, the burials could noted in the Ministry of Culture. They added that some of the burials were violated by later civilian burials of the 1950-1960s.
“In the course of the work, personal belongings of the dead were found – toothbrushes, mirrors, medallions, as well as 11 identification tokens with the data of the military. Artifacts of German origin were identified, which confirmed the certificate of the possible presence among those buried and soldiers of the Wehrmacht,” the statement said.
The Ministry of Culture said that experts selected DNA tests for identification in order to transfer the remains to families.
The reburial of the found warriors is scheduled for the first week of October in the bridges of the Lviv region.
“Also at the end of September, excavations in the village of Yurechkova near Przemysl will begin, where, according to archival data, warriors of the Ukrainian rebel army may be buried,” the Ukrainian ministry summed up.
Context
For many years, the issue of search and examination works was a source of contention between Ukraine and Poland. IN 2017 Ukraine in response to Destruction and damage to Ukrainian monuments on the territory of Poland introduced a moratorium To the exhumation of the Poles burials in Ukrainian territory. During all these years, the countries tried to resolve the conflict. Poland said that will raise the issue of exhumation As part of the negotiations on Ukraine’s entry into the EU.
In 2024, Ukraine and Poland agreed on the resumption of exhumation works.
In April-May of 2025, the exhumation was held on the territory of the former village of Puzhniki in the Ternopil region. According to the Polish side, in 1945, about 80 people died in Puzhniki. During the exhumation, at least 42 people were discovered there. The Lviv region has become the second region where search work is carried out.
August 1 The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, Radoslav Sikorsky, said that the resumption of search and explosion work proves that Poland and Ukraine are able to resolve problems “with mutual respect”, reported PAP. He emphasized that “there is no alternative to reconciliation,” since Ukrainians and Poles – Allied peoples.
