Grave of Putin? Exhumation of Soviet Soldiers' Remains Begins in Lviv.

Work has begun to investigate and exhume Soviet burials on the Glory Hill in Lviv. All found remains and slabs are being transported to the Holoski Cemetery, the Lviv City Council reported.

There are over 220 individual burials on the Hill, four mass graves, and probable graves of NKVD agents Mykola Kuznetsov and Major Stepan Putin.

The work will last about two months, during which the fence will be removed, remains and slabs will be transported, gravestones will be dismantled, and investigations and exhumations will be conducted. The Memorial Research Center 'Dole' will be responsible for the exhumation.

The director of the Memorial Research Center 'Dole', Sviatoslav Sheremeta, stated that the exhumation of these remains will be conducted with the involvement of all necessary specialists to avoid questions regarding identification.

The Glory Hill was erected in the 1945-1950s on Pasichna Street in Lviv. The remains of Red Army soldiers, Soviet partisans, and NKVD workers who died during World War II were moved there.

Previously, there were attempts to steal the remains of Mykola Kuznetsov from the Glory Hill. Relatives of the special agent requested to return his body to Russia.

It was also reported that Ukraine has granted permission for search and exhumation work for Polish victims of the Volhynian tragedy in the village of Uhly in the Rivne region. The organization 'Polish-Ukrainian Understanding' has appealed to the Ukrainian authorities with a request for search work in the village of Uhly.

This becomes another step in the investigation and identification of victims of the Soviet regime. It is significantly important to conduct such work, adhering to all procedures and involving specialists from various fields to ensure the objectivity and reliability of the results.