The city council of Sopot, Poland, has adopted a resolution urging the national government to take decisive action against rising anti-Ukrainian xenophobia, hate speech, and targeted disinformation, Polsat News reported.
Local councilor Barbara Brzezicka published the draft resolution on social media, noting that the council is formally protesting the ongoing harassment of the Ukrainian community. Local media report that Sopot is the first Polish city to pass such a resolution.
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In the document, council members stated that hate speech in the digital space is increasingly translating into public life, resulting in verbal and physical attacks against Ukrainian citizens on the streets of the city.
The resolution, addressed to the Polish president, prime minister, and parliament, outlines two primary demands. First, it calls for a nationwide public awareness campaign based on data from Statistics Poland (GUS).
The council emphasized that the data demonstrates a high employment rate among Ukrainians, making them an important pillar of the Polish economy through tax contributions and demographic support.
Second, the council urged central authorities to counter nationalist and xenophobic sentiments, which the resolution asserts are frequently amplified by hostile foreign actors aiming to destabilize the country. The council warned that unchecked radicalization could lead to permanent social damage within local communities.
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Rising trend of anti-Ukrainian incidents
The resolution follows a documented increase in hostility directed at Ukrainian nationals residing in Poland.
Ukrainian citizens filed 267 reports of such incidents in 2024 and 275 in 2025. Projections indicate the number of reports could reach approximately 360 by the end of 2026.
Law enforcement officials note that these figures represent reports filed by alleged victims rather than crimes confirmed post-investigation.
Earlier in July, a district prosecutor’s office in Płock launched an investigation into the physical and verbal assault of a 15-year-old Ukrainian boy. The minor was reportedly struck and pushed off a city bus by an adult male passenger who demanded the teenager speak Polish.
A separate incident in the southern city of Bielsko-Biała recently gained national attention when a 54-year-old man insulted two 11-year-old Ukrainian girls on a bus. The individual was subsequently detained, charged with public insult based on nationality, and dismissed from his employment as a bus driver.
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