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Colourful ‘comic-strip’ mural goes up to mark 100th anniversary of Battle of Warsaw

The mural features historical figures who took part in the fighting and are drawn like characters in a comic strip. Kalbar/TFN

Covering an area of 360 square metres on the side of a ten-floor apartment building, the mural features historical figures associated with the battle, including statesman Józef Piłsudski.

President receives supreme command of armed forces

A ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Warsaw's Pilsudskiego Square to bestow upon President Andrzej Duda the supreme command of Poland's armed forces.

President Duda to be sworn in for second term on Thursday

On Thursday, August 6, Polish President Andrzej Duda will take the oath of office before the National Assembly and will start his second term. The head of state will deliver an address and will assume supervision over the armed forces.

Who is Baśka the Bear?

Does the world-famous Wojtek now have competition as a bear fighting alonsigside Polish troops?

Webber unravels incredible story of a Bolshevik-fighting polar bear adopted by Polish battalion

​Whilst strolling around an old fort in Modlin, Webber encounters the little-known story of a Baśka Murmańska, a polar bear adopted by a Polish battalion that had been fighting the Bolsheviks in Northern Russia.​

Poland's Forgotten Hero?

An in-depth profile of Poland's forgotten war hero, General Stanisław Maczek, with Polish Military Historian Jenny Grant.

Polish defence min inaugurates Polish-US exercises

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak on Thursday morning inaugurated the two-week Defender-Europe 20 Plus Polish-US military exercise at a range in Drawsko Pomorskie in north-western Poland.

Special forces thwart cyber attack as hackers spread fake news to damage US-Polish relations

The attacks, which targeted several national and regional news sites, involved hackers posting articles ridiculing the effectiveness and preparedness of Polish soldiers and equipment.

Polish fighter jets escort American strategic bomber

Polish F-16 and MiG-29 fighter jets escorted an American B-1B bomber stationed in Europe within the framework of the Bomber Task Force mission, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced on Monday.

Poles stranded in Afghanistan return to Poland by military plane

Polish citizens stranded in Kabul, due to the pandemic, have been flown back to Poland aboard a military plane, the Armed Forces Operational Command has reported. Soldiers from Operation Resolute Support assisted in the transport.

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Rzeszów monk sets up music school in war-torn African state to teach child soldiers to take up music instead of weapons

Capuchin monk Brother Benedykt Pączka decided to offer children an alternative to being child soldiers and try to sow the seeds of future peace in the country by teaching them to prefer a guitar over a Kalashnikov.

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