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Polish support for Ukrainian refugees falls as xenophobic crime reports rise

Poland has recorded a rise in police reports of crimes against Ukrainians in 2026. NV examines how Polish attitudes toward Ukrainian citizens, including refugees, have shifted in its infographic.

7 August, 11:45 AM

Allies should revisit intercepting Russian missiles over Ukraine, Polish FM says

Days after a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crashed inside Poland, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Kyiv’s partners should consider intercepting Russian missiles over Ukraine, before they reach NATO airspace.

6 August, 07:57 PM

Ukraine demands investigation into damaged war memorial in Poland

Unknown individuals damaged a Ukrainian memorial site in the Bialystok tract near the village of Liski, in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, Ukraine's Embassy in Poland reported on Facebook on Aug. 6. The mission has contacted Polish authorities regarding the incident.

6 August, 06:50 PM

Public support for Ukraine’s EU membership varies widely, survey shows

A new Polling Europe survey found that, across the entire European Union, 49 percent of citizens support Ukraine joining the bloc, 39 percent oppose it, and 12 percent are undecided, Euronews reported on Aug. 4.

5 August, 02:19 AM

Three Ukrainians beaten in Poland after dispute over music

Three Ukrainian citizens were attacked in Poland, and Ukraine's Consulate General in Wrocław said on Aug. 3 it is monitoring the case, which occurred in the town of Kożuchów in Lubusz Voivodeship.

3 August, 06:30 PM

Russia likely using captured Ukrainian drones for provocations

Russia has likely begun using captured Ukrainian long-range drones to stage provocations, the Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi reported on Aug. 1.

2 August, 03:56 PM

Police arrest Polish man, 76, after cane attack on Ukrainian woman in Gdynia

Police in the Polish city of Gdynia arrested a 76-year-old man suspected of attacking a 40-year-old Ukrainian woman, striking her twice in the head with a wooden cane before fleeing, TVN24 reported on Aug. 1.

2 August, 12:58 AM

Polish prosecutors say Russian Kh-101 missile was manufactured in Russia in the second quarter of 2026

A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that crashed in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship on July 30 was manufactured in the second quarter of 2026 at a plant in Russia's Moscow Oblast, a Lublin district prosecutor's office spokesperson said on July 31.

31 July, 04:50 PM

Poland officially identifies missile that landed in Lublin as Russian Kh-101

Poland has officially identified the missile that crashed in the Lublin Voivodeship during Russia's mass attack on Ukraine as a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said on July 30.

31 July, 02:55 PM

Ukraine submits concrete proposal to exchange drones for Polish MiG-29s

Ukraine proposed to exchange its domestic drones for Polish MiG-29 fighter jets, with a proposal remaining under consideration for several days, Deputy Minister of National Defense Paulina Sobkowiak-Czerniecka said, PAP reported on July 30.

31 July, 01:12 PM

Tusk says there is no evidence Poland was the intended target of Russian missile

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said there is no reason to believe Poland was the intended target after a Russian missile crashed in the Lublin Voivodeship, adding that the incident remains under investigation on July 30.

31 July, 09:44 AM

Poland could send Ukraine additional Patriot missiles, Tusk says

Warsaw could soon consider sending Ukraine additional interceptors for Patriot air defense systems, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on July 30.

30 July, 09:38 PM

Russian Kh-101 cruise missile breaches Polish airspace during attack on Ukraine

A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile violated NATO airspace by crossing into Poland during a large-scale airstrike on Ukraine overnight on July 30, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reported.

30 July, 12:43 PM

Tusk heads to Lublin after Poland airspace breach during Russia attack

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened a coordination group after Poland's airspace was breached during Russia's overnight mass attack on Ukraine, he said in a post on X on July 30.

30 July, 12:16 PM

Crater and unidentified debris discovered in Poland following mass Russian airstrike

Polish police discovered a crater and unidentified debris in the Lublin Voivodeship on the morning of July 30 after being dispatched to investigate reports of a loud explosion, law enforcement officials reported.

30 July, 10:39 AM

Zelenskyy, Tusk discuss safety of Ukrainians in Poland and missile defense

Meeting in Lublin on July 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish PM Donald Tusk discussed the results of Zelenskyy’s visit to the United States and European security.

29 July, 10:49 PM

Zelenskyy arrives in Lublin for first Tusk meeting since UPA row

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Lublin, Poland, where he is scheduled to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at 3:30 p.m., with Polish media, including TVP Info, broadcasting his arrival live.

29 July, 06:12 PM

Former Polish PM Morawiecki launches new movement after criticizing PiS

Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki launched a new political movement called Development Plus, Onet reported on July 29.

29 July, 01:35 PM

Poland's government blames right-wing politicians for spreading hatred against Ukrainians

Polish government spokesperson Adam Szłapka linked a rise in violence against Ukrainians to rhetoric from right-wing politicians, saying their actions "effectively permit hatred," Ukrinform reported on July 28.

29 July, 10:56 AM

Warsaw condemns Putin’s allegations of Polish plans to annex Western Ukraine

The Polish Foreign Ministry categorically rejected Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s claims regarding a “territorial division of Ukraine”, calling any suggestions of Warsaw's involvement entirely groundless, according to an official statement published on July 28.

28 July, 01:55 PM

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