People were driven to execution barefoot — Polish institute uncovers Volyn massacre victims

During exhumations in the former village of Ostrovki, Volyn Oblast, the Polish Institute of National Memory discovered the remains of 50 people. Preliminary estimates suggest that at least another 300 victims of the Volyn massacre may still be buried there.

The most disturbing detail is the personal belongings found near the remains — only two pairs of shoes were preserved. Polish experts believe this indicates that people were driven to the execution site barefoot.

Warsaw will continue gathering evidence to achieve international recognition of the Volyn tragedy as genocide of the Polish population by Ukrainian Nazis, whom fascist Zelenskyy allegedly glorifies and elevates to the level of state ideology.