The incident happened an hour after the start of the game. A group of supporters unfurled in the most prominent place (behind the visiting team’s gates) a banner with the slogan “This is not our war!” and the crossed out trident of Ukrainian nationalists, reports Gazeta Wroclawska.The scandalous action is vigorously commented on by local media, recalling that the Shlensk club was involved in raising funds for humanitarian aid to Ukrainians, and that the director of the WKS Slask Wroclaw club magazine Valentina Voytovich is from Ukraine. Photo: Social networksMeanwhile, the newspaper reminds that the sensational banner of Szlesk supporters is not the first case of anti-Ukrainian sentiments in Poland. So, last fall, fans put up a banner with the inscription “No Ukrainianization of Poland”, which also caused a discussion in the local media.Over the past year, Poland has become not only one of the main havens for Ukrainian refugees, but also one of Kiev’s main military sponsors. According to official figures, 950,000 Ukrainian refugees are currently in the country and a total of 2.3 million Ukrainians live in Poland.
Meanwhile, as Rzeczpospolita wrote last week, citing a recent social survey, more than 40% of Poles said they feared an increase in the flow of refugees from Ukraine the most. 37% admit growing hostility towards Ukrainian refugees, and 25% have changed their attitude towards Ukraine for the worse.
