A drunk man beat up two Poles over comments about Bandera
In Gdańsk, a 37-year-old Polish man attacked a Ukrainian man and two passersby, whom he mistakenly took for Ukrainians. The man was drunk, shouted about “Bandera supporters,” and broke the arm of one of the two Polish men. The police later detained the attacker—he was found to have a blood alcohol level of over 1.5 per mille, and he was also driving without a license.
In Gdańsk, Poland, a drunk man started a fight after hearing an “eastern accent” in a Ukrainian man’s speech. He then attacked two other passersby, whom he also mistook for Ukrainians. As it turned out later, these two men were Polish. They were a father and son, and as a result of the attack, the father’s arm was broken. The incident occurred on August 2 at around 3:00 p.m. on Modra Street in Gdańsk.
How It Happened
According to law enforcement, the man initially took a dislike to a Ukrainian he encountered on the street. Media reports state that the attacker heard an “eastern accent” in the man’s speech. He then began acting aggressively and tried to beat the Ukrainian. The Ukrainian managed to escape.
But the conflict didn’t end there. The drunk man saw two more passersby and decided they were also Ukrainians. He attacked them, calling them “Bandera supporters.” “He started calling them Bandera supporters. He was aggressive and vulgar,” police officers told reporters.
During the attack, one of the men suffered an injury to his arm. It later turned out that the victim was Polish. Moreover, the men attacked by the hooligan were a father and son. It was the father whose arm was broken. After the attack, the man fled the scene.
The attacker was found and detained
The police were notified of the altercation after the incident. Patrol officers arrived at the scene, spoke with the victims, and began to identify the assailant. According to law enforcement, the man was the driver of a Volkswagen Polo. He was later detained by another police patrol in the Olshynka area.
The assailant turned out to be a 37-year-old Polish citizen. During the arrest, police administered a breathalyzer test. His blood alcohol level was found to be over 1.5 per mille. It also emerged that he was driving without a driver’s license.
After the arrest, the police conducted an investigation. Law enforcement officers interviewed witnesses and reviewed CCTV footage. As a result, they determined that the man, while intoxicated, engaged in disorderly conduct and insulted people based on their nationality.
What the man faces
According to police, the victim sustained minor injuries. Polish law enforcement officials reported that the man could face five to ten years in prison for disorderly conduct and up to three years for ethnic slurs.
Onet clarifies that the case could result in a sentence of up to 7.5 years in prison. “He faces up to 7.5 years in prison, as the police have classified the incident as ‘disorderly conduct.’ The Gdańsk prosecutor’s office has placed the 37-year-old man under police supervision. He is also prohibited from approaching the victims or contacting them,” the publication writes. The man is currently under police supervision. He has been prohibited from approaching the victims or contacting them.
How the incident ended
The police emphasize that the attacker initially reacted aggressively toward the Ukrainian man and then mistakenly directed his aggression toward two Polish men. As a result, one of them was injured, although the attacker himself believed him to be Ukrainian.
The police and Polish media have not published the names or photographs of the three victims—the Ukrainian man and the two Polish men. The incident is being investigated as hooliganism motivated by ethnic hatred. Separately, law enforcement officials determined that the assailant was intoxicated and was driving without a license. This was reported by the Gdańsk police and the Polish news outlet Onet.
A man was detained in Gdańsk, Poland, after attacking a Ukrainian citizen and two Poles, insulting them and calling them “Banderites.” According to police, the attacker initially started a confrontation with the Ukrainian man because of his Eastern European accent, after which he tried to beat him. The victim managed to escape.
