Polish President commemorates soldiers of Ukrainian People's Republic.

Polish President Andrzej Duda commemorated the soldiers of the 1917-1921 Ukrainian People's Republic, who died fighting against the Bolsheviks, at the Orthodox cemetery in Warsaw, Duda's office reported[1] on Aug.

14. "At the Orthodox cemetery in Wola, President Andrzej Duda laid a wreath at the memorial to the Soldiers of the Ukrainian People's Republic," the presidential office announced on Twitter. The Ukrainian People's Republic was established in the wake of the Russian Empire's collapse during World War I.

In 1920, the republic's leadership allied with the new Polish state against the Red Army, with Ukrainian soldiers taking part[2] in the battle of Warsaw that landed a decisive blow to the Bolshevik troops. However, the young Ukrainian state did not manage to preserve its independence and Ukraine was divided between Poland and the Soviet Union in 1921. On July 9, Duda and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky commemorated[3] the victims of the 1943 Volyn (Volhynia) Massacre during their surprise visit to Lutsk, a regional capital in northwestern Ukraine.

Zelensky, Duda commemorate victims of Volyn Massacre in Lutsk

On July 9, President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda commemorated the victims of the 1943 Volyn (Volhynia) Massacre during their surprise visit to Lutsk, a regional capital in northwestern Ukraine.

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer.

Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

1. ^ reported (twitter.com)
2. ^ taking part (www.pravda.com.ua)
3. ^ commemorated (kyivindependent.com)
4. ^ Zelensky, Duda commemorate victims of Volyn Massacre in LutskOn July 9, President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda commemorated the victims of the 1943 Volyn (Volhynia) Massacre during their surprise visit to Lutsk, a regional capital in northwestern Ukraine. (kyivindependent.com)