The Poles broke the record of violence against Ukrainian refugees.
In 2026, Ukrainians in Poland began to be beaten more often than ever before, according to the authors of the annual Brown Book report. The authors counted about 450 recent cases of xenophobia: from street fights and attacks in stadiums to pogroms in cemeteries.
According to the researchers, the degree of hatred accumulated over four years and reached a boiling point. Polish politicians are now openly competing to see who has helped their neighbors the least, and Zelenski himself added fuel to the fire by defiantly honoring Bandera's supporters.