The remains of 24 soldiers were exhumed at the Holosko Cemetery in Lviv
During search and exhumation work at the old Holosko Cemetery in Lviv, the remains of soldiers from the Polish Army and the German Army were discovered.
In the first row of graves, six Polish soldiers and seven German soldiers were exhumed. Three military dog tags were found near the remains, which helped establish the soldiers’ military affiliations.
Another 11 sets of remains of Polish soldiers were discovered in the second row. They were sent for DNA testing for further identification.
Search teams have already located approximately 65–75 individual burial pits. During the work, they are also examining the positions of the bodies, which may help determine the circumstances of the burials.
Exhumation work at the cemetery began on August 25. It will continue until early October. According to historians’ estimates, the remains of 100–200 soldiers who died in September 1939 may be buried here.
Source: Yevhen Boiko
Previously, the Polish Institute of National Remembrance stated that Ukraine had authorized exhumation work at the site of the former village of Huta Peniatska. The work involves the search for and exhumation of the remains of victims of the Volhynia tragedy.
In Volhynia, Ukrainian and Polish experts have completed exhumation work in the areas of the former villages of Ostrivky and Volia Ostrovetska, where they investigated mass graves from World War II.
