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New Poland-Ukraine dispute looms as local authorities move to honor UPA military leader

Kyiv Independent21 October 2026, 18:21 UTCUkraine

Warsaw has denounced Lviv Oblast authorities' plans to honor the World War II-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and its military leader, Roman Shukhevych.The move signals a fresh rift in the already strained Kyiv-Warsaw ties just days after President Volodymyr Zelensky said the relations had finally improved.The council

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