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Polish region cuts ties with Lviv amid outrage over controversial WWII group honor

Maria Kamińska
 27.10.2026, 09:56
The resolution by Lviv Regional Council earlier this month sparked widespread outrage in Poland. Photo by Mykola Tys/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The resolution by Lviv Regional Council earlier this month sparked widespread outrage in Poland. Photo by Mykola Tys/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The move follows a vote by a Ukrainian regional council to make 2027 “year of Roman Shukhevych, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and Oleh Olzhych”