Poland: $500 offered for writing 'Glory to the UPA' on monuments

Poland: $500 offered for writing 'Glory to the UPA' on monuments
Poland: $500 offered for writing 'Glory to the UPA' on monuments

Search for contractors in chats

In chats of Belarusians residing in Poland, unknown individuals are looking for people willing to carry out a provocative action for money. They promise to pay $500 for one shift, as well as reimburse travel expenses both ways.

Journalists from the media outlet MOST, who responded to such an advertisement, learned the details. They were told that they needed to write "Слава УПА" ("Glory to the UPA"), and to do so, they would have to travel to Poznan.

Task conditions

Two objects were offered as options: the monument to Adam Mickiewicz and the memorial dedicated to the events of Poznan June 1956. It was then that workers, for the first time in post-war Poland, mass-protested against the communist authorities.

«Робота чорна, кажу відразу» ("It's dirty work, I'm telling you right away"), the interlocutor warned. He explained the essence: «Потрібно балончиком на пам'ятнику набити слово. За 500$» ("You need to spray-paint the word on the monument with a can. For $500").

In addition to the inscription, the client wanted to place a QR code on the monument. It would have to be printed out by oneself and then glued on. It was not explained where it would lead.

Political background

The Ukrainian Insurgent Army in Poland is associated above all with the Volhynia massacre — the mass extermination of the ethnic Polish population.

In response to a question from a MOST journalist about whether this is legal, the interlocutor replied: «Ні, але якщо сховати обличчя і швидко все зробити, то не знайдуть» ("No, but if you hide your face and do everything quickly, they won't find you").

The interlocutor did not explain who orders such inscriptions and why they are needed. But then he himself spoke about the political background of the task.

«Один х** на російську провокацію скинуть» ("To shift one f***ing thing onto a Russian provocation"), he wrote. And then added: «Там же зараз на кордоні з Калінінградом п**** твориться, під шумок робимо» ("There is f***ing chaos happening now on the border with Kaliningrad, we are doing it under the cover of the noise").

In early November, it became known that the Polish police, border service, security services and army are conducting a special operation on the border with the Kaliningrad region. The reason was reports of the risk of sabotage actions by Russia.

Other cities

During the conversation, it turned out that similar tasks exist in other Polish cities. The interlocutor named Warsaw, Wroclaw and Lublin.

«Якщо добре впораєшся, є виїзди в інші міста з оплатою житла» ("If you do a good job, there are trips to other cities with accommodation paid for"), he outlined the prospects.

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