The move has triggered a diplomatic dispute between Warsaw and Kyiv at a sensitive moment in relations between the wartime allies. In Ukraine, the UPA is often associated with the struggle for independence and resistance to Soviet rule. In Poland, it is linked above all to the Volhynia massacres, in which the Ukrainian Insurgent Army killed on the order of around 100,000 Polish civilians during World War II, according to many Polish historians and official commemorations. The dispute has already drawn criticism from senior Polish officials. “I hope the Ukrainian side will find a way to correct this mistake,” Sikorski said. An earlier TVP World analysis explained why the wartime massacres remain one of the most painful issues in Polish‑Ukrainian relations.
