Polish police detain Ukrainian man for attacking Catholic nun
Attack on a nun. Photo: AI-generated
On May 11, 2026, law enforcement officers in the Polish city of Bielsko-Biała arrested a 26-year-old Ukrainian citizen who carried out an aggressive attack on an elderly Catholic nun, In Poland reports. The incident occurred at a public transport stop, where the 71-year-old woman was waiting for her bus.
The attacker ran up to the nun and began shouting insults at her related to her religious affiliation. He then tore the pectoral cross from the victim’s neck and threw it onto the roadway. After the attack, the man tried to flee on a city bus, but the nun herself prevented him from entering the vehicle, forcing him to run away on foot.
Police found the suspect in one of the city’s nearby districts thanks to an accurate description provided by witnesses to the crime. The detainee has already been charged with insulting a person on religious grounds and violating bodily integrity.
The Ukrainian now faces up to three years in prison; however, investigators classified his actions as hooliganism, which could double the sentence.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that TRC officers attacked a UOC metropolitan on the highway between Rivne and Lutsk.
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