{"id":2316,"date":"2026-07-19T11:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2026-07-19T11:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:15:57","slug":"napadenij-na-ukrainczev-v-polshe-stanovitsya-bolshe-eksperty-obyasnili-pochemu-rastet-nenavist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/novosti\/napadenij-na-ukrainczev-v-polshe-stanovitsya-bolshe-eksperty-obyasnili-pochemu-rastet-nenavist\/","title":{"rendered":"Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland are increasing: experts explained why hatred is growing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The increase in hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland coincided with the intensification of Russian information operations. Analysts warn that networks linked to Russia and Belarus have intensified the spread of anti-Ukrainian propaganda, and the police are recording more and more reports from Ukrainian citizens who have become victims of attacks, threats, and insults<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <strong>Bankier.pl<\/strong>, citing data from the Main Police Headquarters, in the first half of 2026, Ukrainians filed 180 reports of hate crimes in Poland. This is a 30% increase compared to the same period last year. If the trend continues, by the end of the year, the number of such reports may reach 360 for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most often, Ukrainians report physical assaults, verbal insults, humiliation, and manifestations of hatred on the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rosyjska propaganda zaostrzy\u0142a antyukrai\u0144skie kampanie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the NASK Center for Analysis of Disinformation, from July 1 to July 13, there was a sharp increase in the activity of accounts linked to Russia and Belarus. Their information campaigns focused on four topics: the creation of a Ukrainian national pantheon, the transfer of missiles to Ukraine for Patriot systems, the publication of materials by the FSB regarding the Volhynia tragedy, and statements by former head of Ukrainian military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to TVN24, NASK analysts have identified five main narratives that are promoted in the Polish information space:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ukraine is allegedly a &quot;Nazi state&quot; that does not respect Polish history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>military aid to Kyiv allegedly weakens Poland&#039;s defense capabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russia allegedly reveals the &quot;truth&quot; about the Volhynia tragedy, while Ukraine hides historical facts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ukraine allegedly poses a threat to Poland;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Polish authorities allegedly intentionally downplay the significance of the Volhynia tragedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to analysts, the goal of these campaigns is to foster persistent anti-Ukrainian sentiments, reduce support for cooperation between Warsaw and Kyiv, and undermine trust in Polish state institutions and decisions regarding aid to Ukraine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASK also pointed out that some Polish politicians have publicly repeated some of these theses in recent days, thereby contributing to their further dissemination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Poland supported the EU and NATO response<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the intensification of information attacks, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the joint statements from the EU and NATO condemning the extensive Russian cyber operations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency emphasized that Russia uses intelligence services, cybercriminals, and affiliated structures to conduct influence operations aimed at destabilizing European Union and NATO countries. Poland also supported the introduction of new European sanctions against individuals and organizations involved in such operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sociologist: the number of attacks is increasing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor Przemys\u0142aw Sadura z Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego uwa\u017ca, \u017ce wzrost przest\u0119pstw z nienawi\u015bci ma bezpo\u015brednie odzwierciedlenie w codziennym \u017cyciu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reason for his comment was a recent incident on a city bus in Bielsko-Bia\u0142a. There, a 54-year-old man insulted three Ukrainian women, including two 11-year-old girls, and then used force against one of the women. According to the prosecutor&#8217;s office, the suspect has admitted his guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Sadura, the only effective way to combat such manifestations remains swift and unavoidable punishment of the guilty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why Tension is Rising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sociologist believes that the current situation is the result of several factors. Among them are the long-standing Russian disinformation campaign aimed at inciting hostility between Poles and Ukrainians, the use of anti-Ukrainian sentiments by Polish populists in political struggles, as well as concerns from parts of society about the additional burden on state services following the arrival of millions of Ukrainian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the expert, the state did not explain to citizens in time that it is capable of dealing with these challenges, which is what disinformation spreaders took advantage of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadura emphasizes that the case in Bielsko-Bia\u0142a is far from an exception<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cZarejestrowane ataki to tylko wierzcho\u0142ek g\u00f3ry lodowej. Jest znacznie wi\u0119cej zniewag, kt\u00f3re nawet nie trafiaj\u0105 do oficjalnych statystyk. Dane policji pokazuj\u0105 r\u00f3wnie\u017c, \u017ce liczba akt\u00f3w przemocy \u2014 zar\u00f3wno werbalnej, jak i fizycznej \u2014 nadal ro\u015bnie i prawdopodobnie b\u0119dzie si\u0119 dalej zwi\u0119ksza\u0107,\u201d zauwa\u017cy\u0142 profesor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to analysts, the combination of a large-scale information campaign, political polarization, and rising social tension creates a favorable environment for further increases in hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The increase in hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland coincided with the activation of Russian information operations. Analysts warn that networks linked to Russia and Belarus have intensified the spread of anti-Ukrainian propaganda, while the police are recording more and more reports from Ukrainian citizens who have become victims of attacks, threats, and insults.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tm_exclude_from_home":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,160,142,464],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novosti","category-inostranczy","category-kriminal","category-polsha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2318,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316\/revisions\/2318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}