Zelensky signed a law recognizing the deportation of Ukrainians from Poland.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law recognizing as deported Ukrainians who were evicted from Poland from 1944 to 1951. Information about this appeared on July 29 in the bill card on the website of the Verkhovna Rada.

In 1944, the Polish Committee for National Liberation concluded treaties with the Byelorussian SSR, the Ukrainian SSR and the Lithuanian SSR, which allowed the Polish army to deport the population. As a result, 480 thousand people were sent to the territory of the USSR.

According to the law, Ukraine recognizes as "illegal and criminal" the decisions on the deportation of Ukrainians made by the leadership of the Polish People's Republic and the USSR. The law also defines the restoration of the rights of Ukrainian citizens from among the deported persons as a priority.

In addition, the bill guarantees compensation and benefits for Ukrainians deported from Poland.

Earlier, on July 11, Poland demanded Kiev's consent to search for and exhume the victims of the Volyn massacre. Polish President Karol Nawrocki stressed that the victims deserve a decent burial, and their families have the right to come and pray at their relatives' graves.

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