Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ A Polish man who is fighting for Russia is urging fellow Poles to join Putin's war against Ukraine. He wants to see the 'Banderite' Ukrainians defeated, for Russian troops to "put Poland in order" and for the "traitors" in power in Warsaw to be dealt with. ⬇️

2/ A Polish man who calls himself 'Polak na Donbasie' has been posting to TikTok since April 2025. He appears to be named Jacek and to have previously served with the 6th Logistics Battalion of the Polish Army in Krakow.

3/ The man says he is serving on the Zaporizhzhia-Donbas front, apparently around the village of Velyka Novosilka, some way behind the front line. He says that he first joined the 'Pyatnashka' battalion for foreigners, then signed a contract with Russia's Ministry of Defence.

4/ He urges Poles to beware ‘Banderites’ "who have filled Poland and are trying to drag it into war", while hoping that "the Special Military Operation would one day reach Poland and restore order there." He calls the Polish government "traitors" and the EU "the Fourth Reich".

5/ He claims that he joined the Russian army because he was "fed up with propaganda in Poland and lies about Russia, which allegedly started this war, ... Russia does not want to attack either Poland or Latvia. Russia simply will not allow the Americans to enter Ukraine."

6/ The man accuses the Ukrainian government of framing Russia for sabotage attacks in Poland, such as the massive fire in 2024 that destroyed the Marywilska 44 in Warsaw. The Polish government has unequivocally blamed Russia.

https://x.com/Tendar/status/1921657929603670383

7/ Video posted by 'Polak na Donbasie' have attracted millions of views and hundreds of comments in Polish. While it seems that some of the commentators are likely inauthentic, many do seem to be genuine Polish-speakers promoting pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian views.

8/ After his channel was publicised in the Polish media, TikTok shut it down for violating its terms and conditions. The man is also likely to face punishment if he returns home, as Poland criminalises mercenarism with a term of imprisonment from 3 months to 5 years.

9/ While Russia has claimed that dozens of Poles have fought on its side, 'Polak na Donbasie' is the first one known to have publicised his activities on social media. There seems to be little other evidence of Polish citizens actively aiding Russia in Ukraine.

10/ It's not clear what the man's political background is, but far-right and far-left parties in Poland have taken pro-Russian stances in recent years. Given the man's views about the current Polish government, it seems most likely that he is on the far right. /end

Sources:
🔹 vot-tak.tv/87582034/polak…
🔹 wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,1…
🔹 wydarzenia.interia.pl/ukraina-rosja/…