Russian authorities have been actively destroying civilian infrastructure, including healthcare facilities and municipal services, in the occupied territories of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. A man throws debris from the window as he cleans his flat in a damaged building in the North Saltivka district of Kharkiv, Ukraine, 28 October 2022, amid Russia's military invasion.Photo:
Poland has toughened work permit rules for Russian citizens seeking access to its labour market amid the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and a growing risk of migration from Russia, according to officials. Marlena MalągJedynka/Wojciech Kusiński The measure was announced by Family and Social Policy Minister Marlena Maląg, Polish state news agency PAP reported. Maląg said she had signed a decree under which Polish employers
The Polish government has moved to dismantle four more monuments to the Soviet Red Army in various locations around the country, saying they symbolised a system that is still part of the Russian mindset and that contributed to Moscow's brutal invasion of Ukraine. Karol Nawrocki, CEO of Poland's state-run Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), meets reporters at a ceremony to dismantle a Red
Kyiv will eventually obtain modern Western tanks and fighter planes to help defeat Russian forces, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.Photo: Volodymyr Tarasov/Avalon/PAP In an interview with the Politico news outlet, Reznikov said that, when it comes to donating weapons, “if you hear it's impossible, it means it will be possible in the future.” “I’m
A Polish deputy interior minister has warned that Europe may experience a new wave of refugees from war-torn Ukraine this winter. Podsekretarz stanu w MSWiA Bartosz GrodeckiPAP/Wojciech Olkuśnik Bartosz Grodecki made the prediction in an interview with Polish state news agency PAP on Tuesday. He was speaking on the sidelines of a European conference on migration management in the Czech
Russian Defence Minister Shoigu has made phone calls to several of his Western counterparts with claims that Ukraine is preparing a false-flag “dirty bomb” attack against Russia, a US think tank has reported. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.Photo: EPA/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN via PAP The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank said Shoigu separately called his counterparts from France,
Russia has now lost 67,470 soldiers on the battlefields of Ukraine since invading the country in February, including 400 troops in the last 24 hours, the government in Kyiv said on Sunday. Russia has now lost 67,470 soldiers on the battlefields of Ukraine since invading the country in February, including 400 troops in the last 24
Poland’s permanent representative to the United Nations has condemned Russia for causing “a tragedy” and “an enormous humanitarian crisis” in Ukraine, and called on the international community to step up pressure on the Kremlin to end the war. Poland’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Krzysztof Szczerski, on Friday told the UN Security Council that Russia
The Polish prime minister has said that the European Union’s new plan to tackle an energy crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine "represents a great success for Poland.” Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrives for the second day of an EU Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, October 21, 2022.PAP/EPA/Stephanie Lecocq Mateusz Morawiecki made the statement at a media
Poland’s prime minister is set to meet with fellow European Union leaders this week to discuss further support for Ukraine amid Russia's invasion and measures to tackle an intensifying energy crisis in the bloc. Mateusz Morawiecki.PAP/Paweł Supernak The two-day summit of EU leaders begins in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported. Poland to call for more aid to
