“If president Zelenski wants to prove to the planet that Russia is simply a country carrying genocide, he himself must be able to specify genocide in the case of the Volyn crime,” said Prof. Jan Żaryn. "It was an highly brutal, cruel genocide, even worse than German genocide. It was genocide and it should be settled," said PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński. Earlier, the Polish Institute of National Memory referred to the disgraceful intelligence of the Ukrainian chief of the IPN in decisive words.

The manager of the Roman Dmowski and Ignacy Jan Paderewski Institute of National thought Heritage prof. Jan Żaryn on Wnet radio was asked about the upcoming 80th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Volyn.

When asked what should come from the Ukrainian authorities to the Polish people, he replied: “First of all, in my opinion, it was not good that president Zelenski was allowed into Poland without guaranteeing the execution of those apologies that we are waiting for and stating that they were crimes of genocide which should not happen again.”

He added that "these words should have come from the president of Ukraine long ago". He expressed concerns about the fall on the 80th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

He stressed that at the time UPA bands murdered civilians "from infants to old people, and it was by methods which were monstrously disgusting, specified as those drawn from the 17th – eternal descriptions of Henry Sienkiewicz's Trilogy". "I have concerns about whether Ukraine can realize its obligations towards Poland and Poles," he pointed out.

As he said, "this is sad, due to the fact that at the same time Ukraine is experiencing genocide in its country and in its nation." "And I am besides amazed that president Zelenski does not realize that to prove to the planet that Russia is simply a country carrying genocide, he must besides be able to specify genocide in the case of the Volyn crime," he said.

He pointed out that it is relativism which "also affects this prominent policy".

He expressed his opinion that possibly Ukrainian leaders believe that relativism can be played and won, but "not with Poles," he stressed.

In turn, PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński was asked on RMF FM about Ukrainian genocide in Poles. “This is difficult, I will not hide it. I don't want to make it. I am clear – erstwhile this anniversary comes, and this is very soon, it must be said that it was an highly brutal, cruel genocide, even worse than the German one. It was genocide and it should be settled," he said.

He pointed out that it is essential to say "right words" and that the murdered Poles should be "rightly buried as they deserve."

SEE ALSO: Volyn in the memories of the survivor

Scandalous interview of UIPN's boss

Let us remind that Anton Drobowycz, the head of Ukrainian IPN late stated that until the Polish side renews the object in honor of the CNS-UPA on Mount Monastyrz and does not begin to renew another objects of this kind in Poland, there will be no consent to search for and exhumation of the remains of murdered Poles.

In response, Polish Institute of National Memory issued a firm statement.

"In connection with the interview given by Anton Drobowycz, the head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, the Institute of National Memory – the Commission for the Pursuit of Crimes against the Polish Nation presents its position on the issues raised in this discussion concerning Polish-Ukrainian relations, in terms of the policy of commemoration, exploration and exhumation of victims of genocide in Volyn" – we read.

It was pointed out that ‘in the name of the fact and integrity cited by the manager of the Minor, it is essential to correct inaccuracies, manipulations and omissions of the fact which appeared in the statements of the Head of the Ukrainian IPN’.

The message underlines that the IPN "looks forward from the Ukrainian side to actual action, referring to earlier declarations by Ukrainian state and government authorities, allowing the start of search and exhumation work in places where Poles were murdered, during the genocide in Volyn and east Małopolska".

"Activities in the field of cooperation on historical issues, including mainly the commemoration of the places of execution of Poles murdered by the criminal formation of the Ukrainian Insurgency Army as part of the genocide cultural cleansing in Volyn and east Małopolska in 1943–1945, coordinated in Poland, in close cooperation with IPN, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The MKiDN and IPN cooperation takes place at a advanced level of content. The government squad is headed by the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Culture Dr. Jarosław Sellin, and the president of the IPN is Dr. Karol Nawrocki," we read.

The Communication indicated that the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Interministerial Commission under the government of Ukraine and not the Ukrainian IPN were liable for the exhumation activities.

The Institute argues that there is no threat to Ukrainian graves in Poland. "Never did any institution of the Polish state, including the IPN, take action to destruct Ukrainian graves. In the case of Verchrata – the Monaster hills, the data placed on the commemorative plaque, alternatively than the grave itself, raised objections. Neither did anyone effort to destruct it. specified false statements aim to make an impression that the Polish side is guilty of the situation" - it is written.

The IPN argues that "the message by Drobowych's manager that the Ukrainian side makes the consent to exhumation work conditional on the conclusion of the dispute surrounding the commemoration on the Monasterz hill, does not mention to the facts and is manipulation".

"Polish authorities have fulfilled their commitments to renew the devastated commemoration, which the Ukrainian side does not want to accept. The Ukrainian authorities have so far not agreed to the activities of Polish archaeologists from the Institute of National Memory: both search and exhumation works" - emphasized.

According to the Institute, "the requests submitted by the IPN to the Ukrainian side for consent to the search work have so far remained unanswered or have met with a negative response".

"Anton Drobowycz stated that he did not see interest in historical dialog or the willingness to cooperate with the Polish Institute of National Memory. It is astonishing that in this way it evaluates cooperation with Polish historians on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the genocide in Volyn and east Małopolska – carried out on over 100,000 Poles of cultural murder, the perpetrators of which were nationalists from the OUN – UPA. The impression is that the words of manager Drobowycz are aimed at diverting attention from expectations directed towards the Ukrainian authorities, so that the Ukrainian side will take effective action on the occasion of the circular anniversary of the Volynian Crimes, while agreeing to extended exploration and exhumation work," the IPN points out.

"It is time to replace the gestures and declarations with actual actions which will enable the Polish IPN to undertake search and exhumation work to commemorate the innocent victims of the genocide in Volyn and east Małopolska - a crime which will affect our relations" - the message concluded.

SEE ALSO: Ukrainian authorities have allowed the exhumation of victims of the Volyn massacre

Volynska massacre

The perpetrators of the Volyn Crimes were the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists – the faction of Stepan Bandera (OUN – B) and the subordinate Ukrainian Pows dancing Army (UPA). They were besides co-operated by part of the Ukrainian population, which participated in both murders on their Polish neighbours and in robbing their possessions. OUN-UPA called its activities "anti-Polish action". By hiding behind this word the intention to execution and expel Poles.

The first mass execution in Volyn took place on February 9, 1943. It occurred in the village of Parosza I in the Sarne district. UPA, claiming initially to be russian guerrillas, murdered 173 Poles.

The severity of the crime was connected, among others, with the abandonment in March and April 1943 by Ukrainian police service to Germany. They then joined UPA. Many of them had previously participated in the execution of Jews. 1 of the biggest UPA crimes before July 1943 occurred at night from 22 to 23 April 1943. The settlement of Janów Dolina was burned. About 600 Poles were murdered.

In July 1943, the crime intensified. Around 10 – 11 1000 Poles were murdered. On 11 and 12 July, UPA launched a coordinated attack on Poles in more than 150 towns in the districts of Włodzimierz, Horochowski, Kowelski and Łutsk. The murderers specially chose Sunday erstwhile Poles went to churches for Holy Mass. Ukrainian nationalists entered churches, killing civilians and clergy. This occurred, among others, in Kisielina and besides in Poryck. About 50 Catholic churches were burned or demolished in Volyn. Crimes besides continued in subsequent days and later.

As a consequence of the genocide in Volyn and east Małopolska, at least 100 1000 Poles were killed.

Date of birth: about 1969. The Sejm established on 11 July the National Day of Memory of Victims of Genocide made by Ukrainian nationalists on citizens of the Second Republic. The Sejm, proclaims the resolution, pays tribute to “all citizens of the Second Republic who were brutally murdered by Ukrainian nationalists”.

Nationals.net / == sync, corrected by elderman ==