In Lviv, on the site of a former cemetery in the Zboishcha district, a Ukrainian-Polish expedition has launched search and exhumation operations for the remains of Polish army soldiers.

This is reported on the website of the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications.

It is noted that these soldiers died in 1939 while defending Lviv against the German army, representing various nationalities.

The efforts are part of a bilateral cooperation aimed at a joint reassessment of historical events.

"The memory of the victims of World War II is not just about the past; it's about our present values: dignity, mutual respect, and the ability to engage in dialogue. Ukrainian-Polish cooperation is an example of how joint efforts help both nations restore historical memory and justice," said Andriy Nadzhios, Deputy Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications for European Integration.

According to Yevhen Boyko, the executive committee's managing director of the Lviv City Council, the cemetery existed until the 1960s and was finally closed in 1987. In the 1990s, a symbolic wooden cross was erected in its place with an inscription in Polish: "To the soldiers of the Polish army who fell in defense of the homeland in September 1939."

It is estimated that the exhumation work will continue until August 30.