On the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska visited the National Historical and Memorial Reserve "Bykivnia Graves."
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska honored the memory of those killed by the totalitarian Soviet regime at the mass grave and the memorial sign of the Polish burial sites.
"The memory of the victims of political repressions and those who fought for our independence will always be with us. Honor to all who defend Ukraine today," said the Head of State.
Between 1937 and 1941, the Bykivnia Forest near Kyiv was the secret burial site for those executed by NKVD officers in Kyiv prisons. It is the largest burial site of victims of mass political repressions in Ukraine.