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Ukrainian forces to train on Polish tanks in days says Duda's aide

Ukrainian officers will be trained to use Polish tanks within the coming days, the head of Polish President Andrzej Duda's Foreign Policy Bureau has said.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Polish PM names three pillars of a strong army

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said there are three pillars of a strong Polish army, which include domestic and foreign purchases, stable public finance and membership in military alliances.

MoD doubles number of places for winter holiday training programme

Poland's Defence Ministry has decided to double the number of places available on a winter holiday training day teaching people how to shoot and the basics of first aid owing to a surge in interest.

US State Department issues consent for sale of Abrams tanks to Poland

The US Department of State has approved the sale to Poland of 116 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks and related equipment at an estimated cost of USD 3.75 billion, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on Tuesday.

Strong army best deterrent, PM says

The best deterrent is a strong national army, Poland's prime minister said on Wednesday at the Nowa Deba training ground in south Poland.

Polish army receives short-range missile defence system

Poland's defence minister has officially handed over the "small Narew" short-range defence system to Polish armed forces in the eastern city of Zamosc on Tuesday.

MoD to begin one-day military training courses for civilians

In addition to gun handling, shooting and hand-to-hand fighting, trainees will learn how to make a fire and purify water, and how to find directions without using a GPS.

New documents reveal WWII may have started in Silesia and NOT Westerplatte or Wieluń

Discovered in the archives of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London,  the two deciphered telegrams show reports by Polish army units that the German army had crossed the Polish border on the outskirts of Rybnik alongside a large group of German tanks an hour earlier than attacks on Wieluń and Westerplatte.

Poland plans to add 20,000 soldiers in 2023

Poland wants to increase the size of its army by 20,000 in 2023, the Polish prime minister said on Wednesday.

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Culture | Life

Jerzy Skolimowski's ‘emotional’ road movie about a melancholic donkey is nominated for 2023 Oscars

Chosen alongside All Quiet on the Western Front, Santiago Mitre's Argentina 1985, and the Banshees of Inisherin, Skolimowski’s film is billed as a dark exploration of humanity, technology and nature.

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  • Ukrainian president thanks Poland for another batch of tanks
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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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