Ukrainian expedition discovers remains of more than 40 people in Polish village of Lasków
A Ukrainian expedition has completed search investigations at burial sites in Lasków, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Preliminary estimates indicate that the remains of more than 40 people were discovered, including women, children and men, at group and individual burial sites. Further exhumation studies are planned for spring 2027.
أبرز النقاط
- The search took place in Lasków from 2 to 16 October 2026.
- The expedition was commissioned by the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance.
- Preliminary estimates indicate that the remains of more than 40 people were discovered.
- The remains included women, children and men.
- Group and individual burials were found; one group burial contained the remains of eight people.
- The municipal enterprise “Dolya” carried out the work and received Polish permission on 31 August 2026.
- Further exhumation studies are planned for spring 2027 to determine the age, sex and cause of death of the buried individuals.
لماذا يهمّ ذلك
The discoveries provide physical evidence related to the 1944 mass killing in Lasków. The remains of women, children and men indicate that the victims came from multiple demographic groups. Planned exhumation studies should help establish the age, sex and cause of death of the buried individuals.
ماذا حدث
A Ukrainian expedition completed search investigations in Lasków from 2 to 16 October 2026. The work, commissioned by the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance, was carried out by the municipal enterprise “Dolya” after it received the relevant permission from the Polish side on 31 August. Researchers found group and individual burials containing, according to preliminary estimates, the remains of more than 40 people. Among them were women, children and men. On the final day, participants partially uncovered one group burial and found the remains of eight people. Further exhumation studies are planned for spring 2027 to determine the age, sex and cause of death of the buried individuals.
كيف تصفه المصادر الأوكرانية
Ukrainian reports emphasize that the expedition was commissioned by the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance and conducted by a Ukrainian municipal enterprise. They also foreground the number and demographic range of the remains, the planned follow-up exhumations and the historical estimates of the number of victims.
أين تختلف الروايات
The estimated number of people killed in the 1944 mass killing differs between accounts. Researchers from Ukraine and Poland documented 327 residents of Lasków killed in 1944, while some historians estimate approximately 350 victims. The final number has not yet been established.
الخلفية
The mass killing of Ukrainians in Lasków took place on 10 March 1944. Ukrainian and Polish historians and experts documented 327 residents killed that year, while some historians estimate the total at about 350. In January 2025, Ukraine and Poland exchanged lists of possible exhumation sites, and Ukraine later applied for searches in Sahryń, Lasków and Przemyśl; the Polish side supported the search in Lasków.