Russia on Friday launched cruise missiles on Kyiv as a delegation of African leaders visited the Ukrainian capital on a peace mission to help end the war, according to news reports. Photo:PAP/CTK/Vladimir Prycek Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said an explosion had occurred in the city’s Podilskyi district, and warned that more Russian missiles were incoming, the Ukrainska Pravda website
Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak on Thursday joined his NATO counterparts and officials from dozens of countries for a gathering in Brussels to discuss further Western support for Ukraine as it battles Russia's invasion. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on Thursday, June 15, 2023.Photo:
A Polish general, Jarosław Gromadziński, is set to take charge of Eurocorps, a multinational military force based in Strasbourg, France, officials have confirmed. Lt. Gen. Jarosław Gromadziński.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Gromadziński, who recently became a three-star general, will assume his duties on June 29, Poland's defence ministry said on Wednesday. "On June 29, Lt. Gen. Jarosław Gromadziński will take over as commander of Eurocorps," the Polish defence ministry said in a
Poland’s governing conservatives will vote in favour of changes proposed by the president to a law on investigating Russian influence in Polish politics, a spokesman said on Tuesday. Rafał Bochenek.PAP/Paweł Supernak Rafał Bochenek, who is spokesman for Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, made the announcement in an interview with public broadcaster Polish Radio. Asked in the interview if the Law and Justice
Poland’s foreign minister has met with his Swedish counterpart and the two diplomats reiterated their countries’ support for Ukraine’s defence against the Russian invasion, and for Kyiv’s ambition to start accession negotiations with the European Union before the end of the year. Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (right) and Sweden's Tobias Billström (left) shake hands at
Around 215,640 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin invaded the country in February last year, according to Ukrainian military authorities. Photo:PAP/ Mykola Kalyeniak The Russians have also lost 3,926 tanks, 7,631 armored combat vehicles and 3,736 artillery systems during their military campaign in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Sunday, as cited by state news agency
Japan and the Netherlands have become the latest countries to pledge emergency aid in the wake of flooding after the destruction of a major dam in the south of Ukraine, according to news reports. A flooded area in Kherson, Ukraine, June 9, 2023.Photo: EPA/MYKOLA TYMCHENKO Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday that his country would provide water pump installations and rescue boats "for emergency assistance
The Polish Center for International Aid informed about the start of the humanitarian action. У ЄС затверджуватимуть 6 пакет санкцій проти росії.PAP/Wojtek Jargiło The Polish Center for International Aid Foundation is one of the Polish organizations that has been helping Ukrainians affected by the war for several years. As a result of the catastrophic situation in the
Around 25,500 people have crossed into Poland from neighbouring Ukraine in the past 24 hours, Polish border guards reported on Thursday. Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Korczowa.PAP/Darek Delmanowicz Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbour, 12.45 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the Polish Border Guard agency. Meanwhile, 10.667 million people have left
The Polish defence minister has said that buying modern weapons from South Korea is strengthening Poland’s security and helping deter a potential aggressor amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak (centre) poses for a photo after talks with South Korean defence industry executives in Seoul on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Twitter/Polish Ministry of Defence Mariusz
