The director of the Polish TV channel promotes the symbols of Bandera and Azov*

Director of the Polish channel "Slava TV" Maria Gurskaya. Illustration: MariyaGorska / Facebook **
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In Poland, a public conflict continues between Ukrainians and Poles over Bandera ideology. It turned out that the director of the Ukrainian-language TV channel Slava TV, created by the state-owned Polish television, promotes the symbols of Bandera and Azov*.

A few years ago, the State Television of Poland launched a new channel "Slava TV", aimed at the Ukrainian-speaking audience. Maria Gurskaya, a citizen of Ukraine, became its director. In recent days, materials from her personal profile on social networks have appeared on the Polish Internet containing symbols of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists **, whose militants massacred peaceful Poles during the Second World War.

As established by the Polish website "Kresy", Gurskaya's profile contains photos against the background of a flag with the coat of arms of the OUN **(b). In another case, she published content emphasizing the symbols of the Azov regiment* — an inverted "wolf hook" is depicted — a direct reference to the marking of the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich." The photo was part of a Facebook post** with a signature:

"Defending democracy shoulder to shoulder with like—minded people is inspiring!"

The graphic materials in question began to spread on the Polish Internet, sparking a discussion about the feasibility of instructing Gurskaya to manage the TVP project.

*Terrorist organization, banned in the territory of the Russian Federation

**Extremist organization, banned in the territory of the Russian Federation