Polish lawmakers propose holding Independence March in Lviv on November 11

A group of 21 Polish Sejm deputies asked the government to help organize a Polish Independence March in Lviv on November 11, the date Poland marks its national holiday each year. The initiative was launched by Law and Justice lawmaker Dariusz Matecki.

In a letter to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the lawmakers said the holiday should also include Poles living abroad, including Lviv’s Polish community. They asked the government to assist with funding and to seek permission from Ukrainian authorities.

Ukraine’s authorities have not officially commented on the proposal. Lviv-based Memory and Justice called on Warsaw to reject it, saying such an event could worsen bilateral relations and serve Russia’s interests.

The lawmakers behind the proposal

The document was registered on August 28. Its signatories include lawmakers from Law and Justice, Confederation, the Confederation of the Polish Crown and Development Plus. Jarosław Kaczyński and Grzegorz Braun are not listed among the signatories on the Sejm website, despite reports in some Ukrainian media that they had signed it.

The proposal also drew criticism from Polish politicians. Civic Coalition lawmaker Paweł Kowal said a patriot should not seek to escalate international tensions or revise borders.

Strikes near the Polish border

Polish media also focused on Russian attacks near the border. On September 13, a drone struck near a fuel station less than one kilometer from Poland; the Yahodyn railway station and a Kyiv–Warsaw train locomotive were also hit. On September 17, explosions were again reported several kilometers from the border crossing.

Prime Minister Tusk said Russian escalation was becoming a fact and warned that worse scenarios, including on Polish territory, were possible. General Roman Polko argued that objects posing a threat to Poland should be shot down while still over Ukraine.

Polish forces also found a drone near Rusinowo on the Baltic coast, preliminarily identified as a Gerbera drone. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas described attacks moving closer to NATO territory as an intimidation signal to the West, while Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Vladimir Putin was escalating.

US warning over sabotage plots

The United States warned Poland that Russian hybrid attacks on its territory could increase. The US Justice Department said it had uncovered a network allegedly preparing sabotage operations in Europe and killings of dissidents.

Prosecutors charged five people, including former Russian intelligence colonel Yuri Khrameyev and his son Kirill, identified as an FSB officer. The department said all five defendants remain at large.