Памятник героям Варшавского гетто в Польше осквернили надписью о боевиках УПА
5 articles · 3 countries · first published 14 November
What happened
SummaryAccording to Українська правда, the Ukrainian embassy condemned inscriptions reading "Slava UPA" on monuments in Poland, calling them an attempt by Russia to sow hostility between Ukrainians and Poles. According to ТСН, the embassy in Warsaw described the incident as a provocation meant to worsen Ukrainian-Polish relations, and the outlet reports that a Russian provocation is suspected.
According to Wyborcza, the slogan appeared on two monuments in Warsaw: one beside a police station and the other a large memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Heroes. The outlet describes these as the latest such acts of vandalism, and says a 17-year-old Ukrainian citizen was detained the day before.
How different countries cover it
- Ukraine
- Ukrainian outlets report that the embassy called the inscriptions in Poland a hybrid attack by Russia aimed at dividing Ukrainians and Poles, and ТСН says a Russian provocation is suspected.
- Poland
- Wyborcza reports the "Slava UPA" graffiti on two Warsaw monuments, including the Warsaw Ghetto Heroes memorial, and frames them as part of a recent series of vandalism cases.