Monument to UPA demolished at Polish cemetery

The monument set up 23 years ago in honor of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in the cemetery of the village of Hruszowice, Poland, which had earlier been vandalized, was demolished on Wednesday after local authorities granted the appeal by nationalist organizations who claimed the monument had been "erected illegally," portalprzemyski.pl reported.

Representative of the National Movement in Podkarpacie Marek Kulpa told portalprzemyski.pl he deemed “unacceptable” that the monuments have remained in the Polish territory to those who took part in the “genocide” of the Poles in Volyn.

It is also reported that dismantled parts of the monument will remain in the cemetery for a while, in case someone declares themselves the owner of or responsible for them. "However, if there is someone who wants to use them for construction purposes, the municipality will consider this option," the report said.