(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The spokesperson for the Przemysl police, Karolina Kowalik, reported this to Ukrinform.

"Today we received a report that during the night of October 26, the Ukrainian flag (on the building of the Honorary Consulate of Ukraine in Przemysl – ed.) was taken down and the flagpole on which it was displayed was damaged," Kowalik said.

According to her, the police are currently taking measures aimed at identifying and detaining the perpetrators.

She added that after the collection of all evidence, conducted under the article concerning property damage, the materials will be handed over to the local prosecutor's office.

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As Ukrinform reported, unknown individuals tore down the Ukrainian flag from the consulate building in Przemysl on October 26. Over the past six months, this has been the sixth case of desecration or attempted desecration of Ukrainian national symbols at this location.

Earlier, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned about the growing anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Poland, stressing that the Kremlin's influence is clearly visible in this process.

Recently, public opinion toward Ukraine and Ukrainians in Poland have significantly worsened, with Polish politicians actively using the topic of Ukraine in the 2025 presidential campaign. In recent months, numerous anti-Ukrainian provocations have occurred in Poland, including arson attacks on cars with Ukrainian license plates, the tearing down of flags from public buildings in Polish cities, and cases where Ukrainians have faced verbal abuse and even physical assaults.

Photo: Polska Policja

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