Disinformation is spreading in the Polish information space about the alleged mass deaths of Polish soldiers on the territory of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f Former Polish judge Tomasz Szmydt, who is wanted on suspicion of espionage in favor of belarus and has obtained belarusian citizenship, published a Facebook post featuring photos of coffins, claiming that \u201chundreds of bodies have arrived in Poland,\u201d and alleging that NATO forces within the so-called Coalition of the Willing suffered heavy losses in Donbas in early 2026.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f In reality, these claims are fabricated. Poland, like other member states of the Coalition of the Willing, has not deployed military personnel to participate in combat operations on the territory of Ukraine, and reports of their \u201cmass deaths\u201d are part of an information operation.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f An analysis of the images also indicates forgery. The first photo, depicting coffins on a runway, was generated by artificial intelligence, as confirmed by verification tools. The second image is authentic; however, it is unrelated to Ukraine. The photograph dates back to 2011 and shows the arrival of the bodies of Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
The dissemination of such disinformation has a clear objective \u2014 to reduce support for Ukraine and instill fear within Polish society by promoting the narrative of Poland being \u201cdrawn into the war.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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