Ukrainians in Poland

Most Poles support deporting unemployed Ukrainian men

A majority of Poles believe Poland should deport Ukrainian men of draft age who are not legally employed in the country, according to a poll conducted by IBRiS for the newspaper Rzeczpospolita and presented on Aug. 12.

12 August, 02:03 PM

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

Ukraine urges Poland to probe beating of two citizens

Ukraine's Consulate General in Wrocław called on Polish law enforcement to respond promptly to reports that two Ukrainian citizens were beaten in Poland, according to a statement from Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on July 27.

27 July, 03:32 PM

Polish FM Sikorski praises Ukrainian immigrants’ work ethic

Ukrainian immigrants in Poland show a higher level of professional activity than Poles, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told the Sejm on Feb. 26, citing the establishment of more than 120,000 companies by Ukrainians since 2022, Onet reported.

26 February, 06:45 PM

What changes for Ukrainians in Poland starting Feb. 2026

Starting in Feb. 2026, Poland will introduce a series of changes to residency rules and social assistance for nearly 1 million Ukrainians living in the country under temporary protection.

3 February, 10:55 AM

Ukrainians in Poland defy welfare myths, new data shows

This is the part of the migration story that rarely makes headlines — because it does not fit either the “Poland is exhausted” narrative or the Kremlin fantasy of inevitable conflict between the two nations. Fresh data from the National Bank of Poland are straightforward and disappointing for populists and Kremlin sympathizers alike: a million Ukrainians are not living in limbo, forming closed enclaves or surviving on state handouts, writes Jerzy Wójcik, founder of Sestry.eu, in an article for NV on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 02:24 PM

Discontent growing in Poland and Germany over influx of young men from Ukraine

Politicians in Germany and Poland, the EU's top hosts of Ukrainian refugees, are calling for a review of residency terms amid a surge in young men entering after Kyiv eased exit rules, Politico reported on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 06:03 PM

Poland arrests Ukrainians spying on military objects for Russia

Two Ukrainians — a 32-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman — were detained in the Polish city of Katowice on suspicion of conducting intelligence activities for a foreign intelligence service, the spokesman for Poland's minister-coordinator of special services, Jacek Dobrzynski, reported on X on Oct. 27.

27 October 2025, 06:58 PM

Two Ukrainians charged in Russian-ordered Warsaw mall arson

Polish prosecutors charged two Ukrainian citizens, Danylo B. and Oleksandr V., with assisting in the Russian-ordered arson of Warsaw’s Marywilska 44 shopping center on May 12, 2024, for filming and sending footage to Russian handlers, Rmf24 reported.

12 May 2025, 04:50 PM

Polish officials warn Ukrainians about fake draft letters threatening legal action

Ukrainians living in Poland have begun receiving fake “draft notices,” Poland’s Office for Foreigners reported on Thursday, Jan. 2.

3 January 2025, 11:41 AM

Ukrainians in Poland