WWII Archives - Euromaidan Press

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Lviv ceremony honors three Ukrainians who risked lives to save Jewish children from Holocaust

The descendants of a Greek Catholic priest, his wife, and a brave Ukrainian woman received Israel's highest honor for their ancestors who sheltered Jewish children from Nazi persecution, adding to Ukraine's remarkable legacy of Holocaust rescue.

byOlena Mukhina

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Nazi symbols found after attack on Ukrainian refugees’ home in German town

Police investigate a crime targeting Ukrainian refugees in German town of Güstrow.

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World War II firearms found in Poltava Oblast forest

Police in Poltava Oblast recovered nine ammunition boxes and twenty-five rifle parts from World War II, found in a forest strip between villages.

byYuri Zoria

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European court validates Ukraine’s ban on St. George ribbon, Russian war symbol

While Russia enshrines the St. George ribbon as a symbol of military glory, Europe's top human rights court has endorsed Ukraine's decision to ban the contested symbol, noting its transformation from a World War II remembrance into a marker of Russian aggression.

byOlena Mukhina

The beginning of WW2. The German army marching in occupied Warsaw, the Polish capitol (Hugo Jager, US National Archive)

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Duda says Russia must compensate Ukraine for war damages

Speaking on the anniversary of World War II, Duda emphasized the importance of addressing both material and human losses caused by aggression, drawing a parallel between historical and current injustices.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine cancels Soviet 9-May victory day, making it the Day of Europe

During his address on 8 May, commemorating the victims of WWII, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he proposes…

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Zelenskyy honors soldiers who died during liberation from Nazi invaders in WWII

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors soldiers who died during liberation of Ukraine from Nazi invaders. He laid a wreath…

byVictoria Petryk