More than 40 Ukrainian victims’ remains found as search concludes in Poland

Search investigations have concluded in the village of Łasków in Poland’s Lublin Voivodeship. The investigations uncovered both mass and individual graves. Preliminary estimates indicate that the remains of more than 40 people were found in the area examined, including women, children, and men, the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance reported.

The age and sex of those buried, as well as the causes of their deaths, can be established more precisely during further exhumation work, which the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance plans to conduct in spring of 2027. On the final day of the search, investigators dug test pits and partially uncovered one of the mass graves, where the remains of eight people were found. At the end of the expedition, participants lit memorial candles in honor of the innocent Ukrainians who were killed.

The search investigations took place from October 2 to 16. The work was carried out by the municipal enterprise Dolia, which received the relevant permit from the Polish side on August 31, 2026.

Historical background

According to various historical accounts, more than 300 people were killed during the mass murder of Ukrainians in Łasków on March 10, 1944. Research by historians and experts from Ukraine and Poland has documented 327 Łasków residents who died in 1944. Some historians, however, cite a higher death toll — around 350 people. The final number of victims may be established through further research.