Poland accused an 18-year-old Ukrainian of inciting interethnic tensions
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Illia K. is accused of desecrating memorials and preparing sabotage with the aim of inciting ethnic tensions between Poland and Ukraine.
Poland has accused an 18-year-old Ukrainian of inciting ethnic tensions by desecrating monuments to Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II. Poland's Internal Security Agency reported this on Thursday, UNN reports, citing Reuters.
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According to media reports, Illia K. is accused of 47 criminal offenses committed between November 2024 and August 2025, including desecration of memorial sites and preparation for sabotage actions using a drone.
"The goal was to incite ethnic tensions between Poland and Ukraine," the ABW statement said.
In addition, the agency also uncovered an online recruitment mechanism using cryptocurrency payments through exchanges registered in Russia and China.
Warsaw has repeatedly accused Moscow of espionage and influence operations in Poland, which Russia, which invaded Ukraine in 2022, denies.
The media adds that diplomatic relations between Warsaw and Kyiv have experienced the most serious crisis in recent years after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided to name a part of the army after the UPA.
Recall
Polish President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle and emphasized that there are limits in Polish-Ukrainian relations that cannot be crossed.
The decision was made after Nawrocki stated that he is critical of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to name a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces unit "after the Heroes of the UPA."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy granted one of the units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the name "after the Heroes of the UPA" at the end of May.
The Order of the White Eagle was awarded to Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2023 by then-Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Zelenskyy sent the Order of the White Eagle back to the President of Poland via "Nova Poshta."
Later, Poland criticized Ukraine's decision to create a National Pantheon.