Polish Deputy Speaker of the Sejm Krzysztof Bosak is publicly raising alarms over emerging Ukrainian digital influence operations targeting Poland, categorizing them as a highly coordinated foreign campaign. The warning comes at a time of severe crisis between Poland and Ukraine following disputes over historical military figures dating back to the Second World War.
The Confederation party leader argued that the ongoing Ukrainian internet activity represents a distinct phase of communication that goes beyond the typical revisionism often seen in regional historical debates.
Obok prymitywnego negowania i usprawiedliwiania ludobójstwa Polaków na x widoczna jest także operacja ukraińskiego wpływu informacyjnego, mająca na celu kontrowanie polskiej narracji ws. OUN-UPA. Ukraińscy liderzy opinii pracujący na różnych kierunkach opublikowali w ostatnich…
— Krzysztof Bosak
(@krzysztofbosak) July 6, 2026
The escalation began when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree honoring the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) by naming an elite Special Operations Forces unit after them. The decision sparked widespread outrage across Warsaw due to the UPA’s historical role in the World War II Volhynia massacres, which Poland officially recognizes as a genocide against Polish civilians.
In a swift countermove, Polish President Karol Nawrocki officially stripped the Ukrainian leader of Poland’s highest state honor, the Order of the White Eagle, prompting Zelensky to return the physical decoration to Warsaw.
Now, both countries are trading blows and the diplomatic damage is growing.
“In addition to the primitive denial and justification of the genocide of Poles in Volhynia, an operation of Ukrainian information influence is also visible online, aimed at countering the Polish narrative regarding the OUN-UPA,” Bosak stated.
Amid this diplomatic fallout, an increasing volume of nationalist content has emerged across online networks. A notable portion of these digital manifestos, attributed to Ukrainian nationalist circles, has begun suggesting future retaliation against Poland once Ukraine’s current conflict with Russia concludes.
According to Bosak, this digital push relies on a strategic manipulation of history designed to neutralize Poland’s standing on wartime accountability.
He said that these operations, which highlight improper Polish actions during the Second World War, will not improve the situation for Ukraine.
“All these ‘Polish sins,’ taken together or individually, will neither cover up the topic of OUN-UPA nor change their assessment. Nor will they cause problems for Poland, because in Poland we have no issue with criticizing what is wrong. On the other hand, this kind of online ‘offensive’ exposes Kyiv’s intentions and mobilizes and unites Poles, which can already be observed in the online debates,” wrote Bosak.
The specific historical counterarguments deployed in these online networks frequently reference historical instances of Polish-on-Ukrainian violence. Bosak noted that the digital campaigns heavily emphasize regional historical tragedies, specifically pointing to the twentieth-century pogroms in Kielce and Wąsosz, systemic violence directed against the Ukrainian minority during the Second Polish Republic, and contemporary Polish historical literature that highlights dark chapters within the wartime Home Army.
The Polish lawmaker firmly believes that these online initiatives are not organic, but rather constitute highly organized, pre-planned actions. He described the current dynamic as a deliberate double-voiced strategy coordinated out of Kyiv. While official channels within the Ukrainian government attempt to publicly defuse the diplomatic spat and smooth over relations, a covert layer of influence operations actively works on social platforms to disseminate sharp accusations against Warsaw, a tactic the authorities in Kyiv evidently believe functions to their geopolitical advantage.
However, Bosak maintains that this strategy will ultimately prove counterproductive for Ukraine’s long-term diplomatic objectives in Europe.
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