Singer Olya Polyakova reported rude treatment by Polish border guards while crossing the border at night en route to the United Kingdom; she told about the incident in a story on Instagram March 15.
The artist noted that during the check she was awakened, forced to open her luggage and subjected to a thorough search of her personal belongings, while they spoke sharply and without unnecessary explanations.
Describing the moment of the inspection, she quoted the border guards as saying:
«They woke me up, turned my whole suitcase over, rummaged through my personal belongings. They spoke harshly: “Photo! Documents! Show! Open!”»
According to her, the behavior of one of the inspectors was openly provocative. Polyakova added that she called what was happening a “nightmare” and deliberately restrained herself so as not to provoke a conflict, because she feared that in the event of a dispute she might be removed from the flight or denied entry across the border.
She also drew attention to the difference in treatment of passengers: a foreign passenger who was traveling nearby was let through quickly, without a luggage inspection, and was politely thanked.
After this situation, the singer spoke with Ukrainian acquaintances, and, according to her, they told her about similar cases at the Polish border.
Earlier we wrote:
- In the Odesa region, an attempt to smuggle a conscript out disguised as a 71-year-old pensioner was uncovered
- Risky escape on a mattress: border guards rescued a Ukrainian on his way to Moldova
- They wanted a “better life” abroad — but will face trial in Ukraine: a group of “fugitives” arrested
- Drones didn’t get lost: Poland directly accused Russia of a deliberate attack
- In Mykolaiv, for children — online and a bomb shelter; for the mayor’s children — Poland and business
