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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: A young student leaves flowers at the Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East during the ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre and all those killed under Soviet repression, in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Katyn Massacre, carried out by the NKVD on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the spring of 1940, claimed nearly 22,000 Polish officers, border guards, police, and intellectuals after the German-Soviet pact of 1939, which led to the partition and occupation of Poland at the start of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: FLowers left by young students at the Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East during the ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre and all those killed under Soviet repression, in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Katyn Massacre, carried out by the NKVD on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the spring of 1940, claimed nearly 22,000 Polish officers, border guards, police, and intellectuals after the German-Soviet pact of 1939, which led to the partition and occupation of Poland at the start of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: A mourner holds portraits of Katyn Massacre victims during a ceremony with President Karol Nawrocki at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Mourners watch a live broadcast of the Katyn Massacre commemoration on a big screen during a ceremony attended by President Karol Nawrocki at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Polish President Karol Nawrocki (C) takes part in a Holy Mass honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre, held as part of a ceremony marking the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland and the 85th anniversary of the Katyn Crime, at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Polish President Karol Nawrocki (R) takes part in a Holy Mass honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre, held as part of a ceremony marking the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland and the 85th anniversary of the Katyn Crime, at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Members of the Polish Armed Forces carry sixteen urns containing fifteen skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims to the crypt during a commemorative event at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Members of the Polish Armed Forces carry sixteen urns containing fifteen skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims to the crypt during a commemorative event at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Members of the Polish Armed Forces carry sixteen urns containing fifteen skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims to the crypt during a commemorative event at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Members of the Polish Armed Forces carry sixteen urns containing fifteen skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims to the crypt during a commemorative event at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Members of the Polish Armed Forces carry sixteen urns containing fifteen skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims to the crypt during a commemorative event at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Members of the Polish Armed Forces carry sixteen urns containing fifteen skulls and other skeletal remains of Katyn Massacre victims to the crypt during a commemorative event at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Polish President Karol Nawrocki takes part in a Holy Mass honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre, held as part of a ceremony marking the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland and the 85th anniversary of the Katyn Crime, at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Polish President Karol Nawrocki takes part in a Holy Mass honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre, held as part of a ceremony marking the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland and the 85th anniversary of the Katyn Crime, at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Polish President Karol Nawrocki takes part in a Holy Mass honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre, held as part of a ceremony marking the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland and the 85th anniversary of the Katyn Crime, at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Polish President Karol Nawrocki takes part in a Holy Mass honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre, held as part of a ceremony marking the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland and the 85th anniversary of the Katyn Crime, at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The commemoration also recalls the joint German-Soviet aggression of 1939, which resulted in the partition and occupation of Poland at the outbreak of World War II.

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