Editorial photo #13953265 Unrest, Conflicts and War

Poland Commemorates 83rd Anniversary Of Volhynia Genocide

RZESZOW, POLAND - JULY 11: Participants carrying torches gather outside the Home Army (AK) Monument during the final part of a solemn commemoration on July 11, 2026, in Rzeszow, Poland. One participant wears a T-shirt featuring a Polish eagle emblem alongside the text 'Memory and Truth. Volhynia Massacre. We Remember the Victims 1943.' The march, organized by nationalist groups including Oboz Narodowo-Radykalny (ONR), marks the 83rd anniversary of Bloody Sunday to honor over 100,000 Polish civilians tortured and murdered by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN-B) across Volhynia and Eastern Galicia between 1943 and 1947. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13953265
Date taken: 11 July 2026
Location: —
Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Unrest, Conflicts and War

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