President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law recognizing the deportation of citizens of Ukraine who were forcibly relocated from the Polish People's Republic between 1944 and 1951.

The law provides for the official acknowledgment of Ukrainians who were forcibly moved from Poland to the USSR as part of the population exchange between the Ukrainian SSR and the Polish People's Republic. The document defines the status of deported individuals and their descendants, ensuring state support, including social benefits, medical care, preservation of historical memory, and the obligation of the state to honor the memory of these deportations.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha commented on the signing, assuring that the Ukrainian state will continue to work systematically to ensure that every crime of the totalitarian Soviet regime is properly evaluated and condemned.

“This is primarily about people. Unfortunately, many witnesses of those tragic events have already passed away. However, to protect the rights of those who still live among us and their descendants, our state guarantees the provision of assistance as stipulated by law,” the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry emphasized.