Poles are outraged by a TikTok video of Ukrainian Eurovision singer Jerry Heil wearing a sweatshirt with the inscription “Banderaciaga.”
Yana Shemaieva performing under the stage name Jerry Heil, one of the representatives of Ukraine at Eurovision Song Contest 2024, together with Alyona Alyona will present the song “Teresa & Maria”. Shortly before their performance, a real scandal broke out on the Internet.
The inscription on the Heil’s sweatshirt refers to Stepan Bandera, a collaborator of Germany during World War II and the leader of Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), which committed mass murders of Jews, Poles, and Ukrainians.
Social media users accused her of supporting Bandera and urged not to vote for Ukraine at the Eurovision 2024, Polish media reported.
Poles did not appreciate such a show and asked not to vote for Ukraine at the contest. Meanwhile, Ukrainians did not approve of such a move, as they did not understand the message.
Anna-Maria Żukowska, an MP from the New Left, commented on the Ukrainian singer’s scandalous sweatshirt and emphasised that she would not vote for Ukraine this year.
Well, I won’t vote for Ukraine this time. If Ukraine focuses on promoting Bandera in its historical policy, it will discourage Europe, which has a clear opinion about Nazi collaborators.
