Overview
- Video shows three men beating a 20-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man in Wrocław on July 26 and police say the attack was motivated by the victims' nationality.
- Police have detained two suspects reported to be 27 and 45 years old and a third suspect remains at large as investigators continue their search.
- Prosecutors have charged the two detainees with assault and violence motivated by national intolerance and are seeking three months of pretrial detention for them.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ukrainian diplomats publicly demanded firm, impartial action and warned the violence harms Poland’s reputation.
- Reports show a wider rise in anti‑Ukrainian incidents in 2026, fact‑checkers say online disinformation and politicized history disputes are fueling hostility and could further strain Poland–Ukraine ties.