{"id":10662,"date":"2026-07-10T07:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/nawrocki-to-address-volhynia-massacre-at-radruz-ceremony-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T07:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:14:30","slug":"nawrocki-to-address-volhynia-massacre-at-radruz-ceremony-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/nawrocki-to-address-volhynia-massacre-at-radruz-ceremony-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nawrocki to Address Volhynia Massacre at Radru\u017c Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Karol Nawrocki is scheduled to honor the victims of the Volhynia massacre this Saturday in Radru\u017c, with officials confirming his address will focus on historical truth and Polish honor.<\/p>\n<h4>Upholding Historical Truth<\/h4>\n<p>Marcin Przydacz confirmed in a TV Trwam interview that President Nawrocki will attend the ceremony in Radru\u017c to pay respects to victims of the genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists. Przydacz emphasized that the President speaks from the heart and remains committed to defending historical truth and national honor.<\/p>\n<h4>Context of the Volhynia Massacre<\/h4>\n<p>July 11 marks the National Day of Remembrance for the victims of the genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists against citizens of the Second Polish Republic. The date commemorates the 1943 &#8220;Bloody Sunday,&#8221; which served as a climax for the massacre, including events that took place in the border village of Radru\u017c.<\/p>\n<h4>Historical Scale and Scope<\/h4>\n<p>Polish historians estimate that over 100,000 Poles were killed in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia between February 1943 and the spring of 1945. The atrocities are attributed to the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and its armed wing, the UPA.<\/p>\n<h4>Ongoing Diplomatic Strains<\/h4>\n<p>Tensions between Poland and Ukraine have intensified recently over the glorification of the UPA. A major point of contention followed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy&#8217;s decision to name a military unit after &#8220;UPA heroes,&#8221; prompting sharp criticism from Polish officials and leading to a cooling of diplomatic relations regarding historical symbols.<\/p>\n<h4>Dialogue Amidst Challenges<\/h4>\n<p>During a recent NATO summit in Ankara, President Nawrocki held discussions with President Zelenskyy. While both leaders acknowledged that Russia remains a primary threat to both nations, Nawrocki admitted that historical disputes remain unresolved, noting that neither side entered the talks expecting an immediate solution.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Karol Nawrocki is scheduled to honor the victims of the Volhynia massacre this Saturday in Radru\u017c, with officials confirming his address will focus on historical truth and Polish honor. Upholding Historical Truth Marcin Przydacz confirmed in a TV Trwam interview that President Nawrocki will attend the ceremony in Radru\u017c to pay respects to victims [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics-and-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10662\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}