Evidence

The claim originated from an anonymous source cited by RBC Ukraine and was republished by Meduza (Oct 22) and other outlets, alleging Poland froze a major arms shipment after Lviv Oblast Council declared 2027 the 'Year of the UPA' (commander Roman Shukhevych and Oleh Olzhych). However, Polish Ministry of National Defence spokesperson Janusz Sejmej told the Polish tabloid Fakt that 'This information [about the suspension of military aid to Ukraine] is false,' a denial reported by both Ukrainska Pravda (European Pravda) and, notably, RBC Ukraine itself in a follow-up article. Polish officials (PM Tusk, Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz) did publicly criticize the Lviv council's decision as harmful to relations, and Ukraine's Foreign Ministry called it 'counterproductive,' with reports that the resolution was later removed from the council's website/Facebook. No independent fact-checking organization (Reuters, AFP, Bellingcat, EUvsDisinfo) was found to have investigated this specific claim.