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Far-right group assaults Ukrainian war veteran before lecture in Lviv

A group of about 20 people described as far-right activists assaulted Ukrainian war veteran and historian Vladyslav Starodubtsev in central Lviv shortly before a scheduled lecture on the city’s left-wing history, the political organization Social Movement reported on Oct. 18.

18 October, 06:52 PM

Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland rise roughly 30% over three years

The frequency of physical assaults and acts of aggression directed at Ukrainian citizens living in Poland has grown by approximately 30% over the last three years, Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bondar said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.

25 September, 01:20 PM

Polish police detain two suspects in xenophobic assault on Ukrainian siblings

Polish law enforcement authorities detained a 46-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man being investigated for an assault on two Ukrainian children in Bydgoszcz, Polish Radio reported on Aug. 18.

19 August, 11:20 AM

Ukrainian siblings attacked in Poland for speaking Ukrainian

A man and a woman attacked two Ukrainian teenagers in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz solely because they were conversing in the Ukrainian language, the Consulate General of Ukraine in Gdańsk reported on Aug. 16.

17 August, 10:31 AM

Russian-speaking Bolt driver in Milan hurls anti-Ukrainian slurs at passengers

A Russian-speaking taxi driver in Milan hurled slurs at her passengers for speaking Ukrainian, according to an August 1 Threads post by Anna Daniliuk, one of the victims.

3 August, 11:45 AM

Reports of hate crimes against Ukrainians rise sharply in Poland

Ukrainians in Poland have filed 180 complaints about hate-motivated crimes against them since the start of 2026, a 30% increase compared with last year, according to data from Polish police cited by Rzeczpospolita on July 17.

17 July, 05:40 PM

Gay couple attacked in downtown Kyiv by men in military uniforms

An LGBT+ couple was attacked by an unidentified men wearing military uniforms in Kyiv’s historic downtown on April 7, according to the victims' Instagram post.

8 April 2024, 05:26 PM

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