A two-year-old girl has been killed and 22 other people injured after a Russian missile hit a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to authorities. UkrainePAP/EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK A pair of two-story buildings, 10 private homes, a shop, and a gas pipeline were partially destroyed by the attack late on Saturday evening. "At night, a girl's
Ukraine is ready to launch its eagerly anticipated counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published on Saturday. Volodymyr ZelenskyCarl Court During an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated he is ready for a counteroffensive, but that "protection is key now", as he seeks additional support from European
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda on Friday proposed an amendment to a controversial law on investigating Russian influence in domestic politics, saying that the new commission of inquiry should not include lawmakers or have power to ban anyone from holding public office. Polish President Andrzej Duda.Photo: PAP/Albert Zawada Duda announced his proposal at a news conference in the presidential palace in Warsaw, Polish state news agency PAP reported. The
Poland has donated a shipment of weapons, ammunition and equipment to strengthen Moldova’s police force amid Russia’s attempts to destabilise the internal situation in that country, the Polish interior minister has said. Photo:Twitter/Mariusz Kamiński Mariusz Kamiński announced the donation via social media on Thursday, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported. The Polish interior minister wrote on Twitter:
A new Polish commission to investigate Russian influence on internal security could be appointed at the next session of parliament on June 9, a senior official with the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party said on Wednesday. Rafał Bochenek.PAP/Tomasz Gzell Rafał Bochenek made the statement in an interview with public broadcaster Polish Radio. Bochenek, who is spokesman for the Law and
NATO is not ready for a Russian attack, according to retired general Ben Hodges, the former commander of US troops in Europe. Ben Hodges.CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl At the Globsec international security conference in Braitslava on Tuesday, Hodges stated that NATO and its allies need to be serious about repelling a possible Russian attack. Hodges acknowledged that NATO has
Poland will advocate for the creation of an EU commission into Russian influence in European politics, the Polish prime minister has said. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks to reporters in the east-central city of Radom on Monday, May 29, 2023.PAP/Piotr Polak Mateusz Morawiecki made the declaration at a news conference in the east-central Polish city of
Around 26,600 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Polish border guards said on Sunday. Border control.PhPhoto: Polish Border Guard/twitter.com/Straz_Graniczna Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbour, over 12.17 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the Polish Border Guard agency. Meanwhile, more than 10.38 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since the start of the
US President Joe Biden said on Friday he had an "extremely negative" reaction to reports that Russia has proceeded with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 26 May 2023.Photo: EPA/Samuel
Poland's envoy to the United Nations has called on the international community to step up efforts to ensure security in cyberspace, saying that his country has been targeted by a wave of Russian cyberattacks in recent months. Pixabay LicenseImage by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Addressing an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday, Krzysztof Szczerski said, as quoted by Polish state news agency PAP: "In recent months, Poland has
