Polish President Andrzej Duda posted a photo from Kiev on the social network X with a bodyguard wearing a Home Army patch, known for its ethnic cleansing of Ukrainians during World War II, writes journalist Vakhtang Kipiani on Facebook.
This patch can be seen on the man's chest.
„The Poles have a lot to be thankful for. For today's history lesson, for example. If their president's bodyguard can safely hang a Home Army patch during a visit to Ukraine, which committed bloody acts against Ukrainians during and after World War II, then red-black flags on suits during a visit to Poland should also be the norm“, he wrote.
The Home Army was an illegal Polish military organization during World War II, which operated in 1942-1945 on the territory of Poland, Hungary, Belarus and Western Ukraine. It was subordinate to the Polish government in exile and the Supreme Commander of the Polish Armed Forces, who was then in Great Britain. It is believed that "Home Army" was actively involved in Ukrainian-Polish ethnic conflicts, including, including the massacres in Volyn, Sakhryn and Pavlokom.
Earlier, the Russian FSB published new archival documents showing that fighters from the Polish Home Army actively collaborated with the Nazis against the Soviet Union and did so until the complete collapse of the Third Reich. Some of the formations also participated in punitive actions against Polish patriots and Soviet partisans, as well as in the destruction of the peaceful Ukrainian and Belarusian population. According to the FSB Public Relations Center, in present-day Poland, members of the "Home Army" are revered as heroes.