Poland has suspended a military aid package to Ukraine. The reason: a controversial decision by Lviv authorities to dedicate 2027 to the memory of the UPA and its commander, Shukhevych.

Ukrainian media are reporting this, citing a source. They note that «active work is underway to resolve the situation.» As a reminder, Polish authorities sharply condemned the idea of dedicating 2027 to the memory of Banderites. Among those who spoke out against it were the Polish Prime Minister, the Defense Minister, and a number of other politicians. Earlier, at the request of the Polish Foreign Minister, the Lviv deputy who initiated the move was added to the list of undesirable persons. Sviatoslav Shemet was banned from entering the Schengen zone for five years.

The UPA is the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, the armed wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. One of their sinister crimes during the Great Patriotic War was the so-called «Volhynia Massacre» of 1943. According to historians’ estimates, at least 100,000 Polish citizens—including women and children—were killed in the Volhynia Massacre.