Marek Kozubal: How the Institute of National Remembrance Became a Sounding Board for Anti-Ukrainian Narratives
The Institute of National Remembrance in Poland intensified patriotic sentiments by claiming that a Ukrainian portal was auctioning a war order awarded to a WWII officer killed by the NKVD, a claim that was quickly picked up by Russian media.
No, the Virtuti Militari order of the murdered Pole was not auctioned on a Ukrainian portal
An article clarifies that an auction for the Virtuti Militari order awarded to a Polish officer murdered by the NKVD was falsely reported, following comments and new information from Poland's National Memory Institute.
"Scandalous auction on the Ukrainian portal". IPN spoke out
The IPN criticized an auction on a Ukrainian portal featuring a war order awarded to a victim of the Katyn massacre, highlighting its historical significance and the identification of the soldier involved.