During a ceremony in Radru\u017c on July 11, Karol Nawrocki commemorated the victims of the Volhynian Massacre, pledging new legislation while emphasizing the distinction between condemning nationalist ideology and the Ukrainian people. <\/p>\n
On July 11, Karol Nawrocki laid wreaths in Radru\u017c at a monument dedicated to murdered residents and at the symbolic graves of the Romanik family and Stefan Go\u0142\u0105b. They were killed by an Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) death squad on June 30, 1944.<\/p>\n
Nawrocki cited poet Zbigniew Herbert, noting that ignoring the missing undermines the reality of the world. He asserted that the memory of 120,000 Poles brutally murdered by Ukrainian nationalists must be preserved to shape a secure future for the next generation.<\/p>\n
The former head of the Institute of National Remembrance argued that the massacre was fueled by the Banderite ideology of the OUN-UPA, formalized in 1929. He highlighted that this doctrine classified Poles, Hungarians, and Jews as “weeds” to be cleared through ethnic cleansing, a vision that later found alignment with German Nazism.<\/p>\n
Nawrocki contrasted the historical violence with the peaceful coexistence that existed prior to the war, noting that thousands of Ukrainians served in the Polish Army in 1939. He questioned how individuals became perpetrators, ultimately blaming the indoctrination of the OUN-UPA ideology.<\/p>\n
Nawrocki demanded that historical symbols of genocide have no place in a modern, united Europe. He stated that the current Ukrainian authorities’ focus on the UPA as a force against the Soviets does not excuse their role in the mass murder of civilians, drawing a parallel to the crimes of Hitler and Stalin.<\/p>\n
He declared that today\u2019s Poland does not accuse the entire Ukrainian nation, but stands firmly against Banderite ideology and the glorification of perpetrators. He concluded by calling for truth and memory, cautioning that equating reconciliation with amnesia serves only to encourage future atrocities.<\/p>\n
The National Day of Remembrance is held on July 11 to mark the “Bloody Sunday” of 1943, the climax of attacks coordinated by the OUN and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) across approximately one hundred Polish villages.<\/p>\n
According to the Institute of National Remembrance, the first mass murder in Radru\u017c occurred on April 23, 1944, resulting in nine deaths. Following that attack, the remaining Polish population fled to areas protected by German garrisons or Home Army units, with total casualties in the area exceeding 20 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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