A founder of the Voluntary Legion of Women (Polish: Ochotnicza Legia Kobiet (OLK)) Lt. Col. Aleksandra Zagórska died in 1965 and was burried in Bródno. Today, her remains have been buried solemnly in the section of Graves of Polish soldiers from 1920, next to the Mother’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Jadwiga Zarugiewicz in Powązki Cemetery.
The trauma experienced by Ukrainians could be passed on to future generations, Polish and American scientists warn in a letter published in Nature Human Behaviour. They believe Russia's invasion of Ukraine could have huge implications for mental health worldwide.
Mikołaj Jakub Krawiecki gained recognition thanks to his participation in the Top Model programme, which helped him to launch his career. Almost two months ago, the model announced that he had suspended his modelling activities to bring aid to Ukraine.
The Lajkonik - a Tatar in a pointed hat, a Mongol attire, and a wooden horse around his waist is one of the unofficial symbols of Cracow. The story of this event dates back to 1947 and the Lajkonik Parade has been organised on Cracow's streets year by year. Thanks to the Museum of Krakow, people celebrated it online even during the pandemic.
Quoted by the Nasha Niva portal, Belarusian political scientist and one of Minsk's main propagandists, Alexander Shpakovsky, claims that the West will enter the war to attack Belarus and "overthrow the Belarusian constitutional system". According to him, the basis will be the Belarusian Kastus Kalinouski Battalion fighting on the side of Ukraine, around which the West will form detachments of "Belarusian volunteers" who are in fact soldiers of Western countries. Szpakowski warned that in "case of hybrid aggression against Belarus, a nuclear strike will be directed at Warsaw. Poles, think it over because later you will cry and moan like in 1939,” the propagandist said.
The District Attorney’s Office in Mińsk Mazowiecki has begun an investigation into the case of a coach driving in the town of Chrośla despite lowered half barriers on a railway crossing and a red signal being given, PAP has learned.
Seven firearms, almost one thousand rounds of ammunition and several weapon elements were seized by officers of the Central Investigation Bureau of Police (CBŚP) from Rzeszów. This is not the first strike against an international criminal group of an armed character, which deals with smuggling weapons to Sweden. Currently, there are four suspects in the case.
“When our nations stand side by side to create prosperity in this part of Europe, then we will be able to achieve this. It will not be to everyone's liking in Europe, but it will be beneficial for us and this is what counts above all,” Andrzej Duda said in response to a question on Polish-Ukrainian cooperation.
According to the Nature Conservation Act of 2004, the national park in Poland defines the area of outstanding environmental, scientific, social, cultural, and educational value bigger than 1000 ha. It prevents biodiversity, resources, and landscape values. There are 23 National Parks in our country where nature is the most important and plants, animals and even fungi do not have to worry about their safety.
More than 200 corpses in an advanced state of decomposition have been found in the basement of one of the collapsed blocks of flats in Mariupol in Ukraine's southeast, an adviser to the mayor of this Russian-occupied city, Petro Andriushchenko, has said.
In April we have a 9 billion budget surplus - the Niezalezna portal has found out. So, despite the war on our eastern border, the difficult raw materials situation, the influx of war refugees and the lack of aid from the EU, our economy - instead of the planned deficit - generated a huge profit.
The World Economic Forum started in Davos. Vladimir Klitschko, in front of the Three Seas House, thanked the Poles for the support they have given Ukraine since 2014. “We will never forget it," he said in Davos.
The General Staff of Ukraine reported on Facebook that Lviv paratroopers had smashed a subdivision of the Russian 76th Division of the Russian Federation Armed Forces Airborne Forces from Pskov.
Robert Lewandowski has won the "European Golden Shoe" classification and reached the award for the top scorer in European leagues for the second time. The Polish footballer scored 35 goals in the Bundesliga season which has already ended, and with 70 points in the ranking overtook the Frenchman Kylian Mbappe from PSG - 56.
The Russian forces fired missiles toward Kyiv during speeches by Polish and Ukrainian presidents Andrzej Duda and Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada on Sunday. According to Roman Hryshchuk, the deputies went to the shelter.
The Polish Consulate General in Hamburg's Steilshoop district was attacked on Saturday night - the building was pelted with stones and containers of paint in the colours of the Russian flag. Tyres were set on fire near the building, making it difficult for the services to reach the scene.
Ukrainian media are reporting a missile attack in the Odesa area. According to reports, the target of the Russian attack was to be the port there. Photos have appeared on social media showing smoke billow over the city.
There was an accident on the A14 motorway in Germany at night from Thursday to Friday that resulted in the driver of a sports Porsche being decapitated. Polish drivers were involved in an attempt to stop the damaged vehicle.
