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Vilytsya Destination Guide

Delve into Vilytsya in Ukraine

Vilytsya in the region of Volyns'ka is a city in Ukraine - some 290 mi or ( 467 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital .

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Current time in Vilytsya is now 07:23 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Vilnius, Zhabinka, Pruzhany, and Arekhava. While being here, make sure to check out Kaliningrad . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Vilytsya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Massacre of Wola Ostrowiecka

Massacre of Wola Ostrowiecka was a 1943 mass murder of Polish inhabitants of a Volhynian village of Wola Ostrowiecka, located in the prewar gmina Huszcza, Luboml county, in the Volhynian Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic. The perpetrators were nationalists of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army’s territorial command Piwnicz, supported by local Ukrainian peasants. On August 30, 1943, the Ukrainians surrounded the village, and began murdering its inhabitants.

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Located at 51.30 23.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 1943 in Europe, History of Poland (1939–1945), Mass murder in 1943, Massacres in Ukraine, Massacres of Poles in Volhynia, Poland–Ukraine relations, World War II crimes in Poland, World War II massacres