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The '''] of Poles in ]''' during ] were carried out by individual units of the "Ukrainian Povstanska Armiya": there is still debate whether these actions were ordered by the authorities of the ] in ]. The '''] of Poles in ]''' during ] were carried out by units of the "Ukrainian Povstanska Armiya": there is still debate whether these actions were ordered by the authorities of the ] in ].


These spontaneous atrocities followed upon Polish rule of this largely Ukrainian region during the inter-war period. At the onset of Polish rule, Volyn was promised local autonomy from the central Polish government, but this promise was never kept. Polish government forces supressed the Ukrainian language locally and persecuted the local Ukrainian Orthodox Church especially. Also, the majority Ukrainian population suffered through "pacification campaigns" under the rule of local Polish government officials. These atrocities followed upon Polish rule of this largely Ukrainian region during the inter-war period. At the onset of Polish rule, Volyn was promised local autonomy from the central Polish government, but this promise was never kept. Polish government forces supressed the Ukrainian language locally and persecuted the local Ukrainian Orthodox Church especially. Also, the majority Ukrainian population suffered through "pacification campaigns" under the rule of local Polish government officials.


The number of Polish victims from these atrocities is estimated at between 30,000 to 100,000,or even 300,000 souls. Retaliation by the Polish forces of the Armija Krajowa resulted in the deaths of 15,000 to 30,000 native Ukrainians of Volyn. Recently there are efforts to reconciliate the bad feelings that developed between the ] and ] due to those tragedies. The number of Polish victims from these atrocities is estimated at between 30,000 to 100,000,or even 300,000 souls. Retaliation by the Polish forces of the Armija Krajowa resulted in the deaths of 15,000 to 30,000 native Ukrainians of Volyn. Recently there are efforts to reconciliate the bad feelings that developed between the ] and ] due to those tragedies.

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The massacres of Poles in Volhynia during World War II were carried out by units of the "Ukrainian Povstanska Armiya": there is still debate whether these actions were ordered by the authorities of the Ukrainian Rebellion Army in 1943.

These atrocities followed upon Polish rule of this largely Ukrainian region during the inter-war period. At the onset of Polish rule, Volyn was promised local autonomy from the central Polish government, but this promise was never kept. Polish government forces supressed the Ukrainian language locally and persecuted the local Ukrainian Orthodox Church especially. Also, the majority Ukrainian population suffered through "pacification campaigns" under the rule of local Polish government officials.

The number of Polish victims from these atrocities is estimated at between 30,000 to 100,000,or even 300,000 souls. Retaliation by the Polish forces of the Armija Krajowa resulted in the deaths of 15,000 to 30,000 native Ukrainians of Volyn. Recently there are efforts to reconciliate the bad feelings that developed between the Polish people and Ukrainians due to those tragedies.

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