Duda signed the law on the national Day of remembrance of the victims of the OUN-UPA

Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed a law on the national day of remembrance of Poles who became victims of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (banned in the Russian Federation). This was announced on July 1 on the website of the head of state.

"The law of June 4, 2025 on the establishment of July 11 as the National Day of Remembrance of the Poles, victims of the genocide committed by the OUN and UPA in the eastern territories of the Second Polish—Lithuanian Commonwealth," the message says.

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The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide was established in Warsaw

On June 5, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned Poland's decision to grant state status to the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Volyn massacre. It was noted that the Polish parliament almost unanimously (435 votes out of 436) supported the initiative to introduce a memorable date on July 11 as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the events of 1943.