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One year after Russia’s invasion, how are Ukrainians coping in Poland?

Nearly 10 million Ukrainians have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border since the war broke out, and about 1.5 million of them decided to stay rather than move on to another country. Darek Delmanowicz/PAP

Nearly 10 million Ukrainians have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border since the war broke out, and about 1.5 million of them decided to stay rather than move on to another country.

Poland to expel Belarusian defence attache in retaliation, MFA says

Poland is expelling the Belarusian defence attache after Minsk told three Polish diplomats to leave Belarus, a spokesman for the Polish Foreign Ministry 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-Belarus border barrier now 181 km long

An electronic fence on Poland’s border with Ukraine is now 181 kilometres long after a new 54-kilometre section became operational on Friday, a spokesman for the Polish Border Guard has said.

Border guard breaks cigarette-smuggling ring

Polish border guards and finance ministry inspectors have broken a smuggling ring responsible for the biggest-ever cigarette-smuggling operation from Belarus to Poland.

Poland may close more border crossing warns PM

Poland may close more border crossings with Belarus, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister had said.

EU states plan to return 6,500 asylum seekers to Poland

The EU states have filed close to 6,500 applications in 2022 to return asylum seekers to Poland, the Polish Border Guard reported on Tuesday.

Number of Russians crossing into Poland from Kaliningrad plummets

The number of people crossing Poland’s border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad has crashed, according to figures from the Polish Border Guard.

Around 9 mln refugees have entered Poland since war in Ukraine started

Since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, around 9 million people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border into Poland, the Border Guard (SG) tweeted on Monday morning.

Bomb scare prompts Polish security team to search Chicago-Warsaw plane

A Polish plane which arrived at Warsaw Chopin Airport from Chicago early on Tuesday afternoon was swept by bomb disposal units after a report that an explosive could be planted on board.

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Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
Culture | Webber's World | Opinion

Webber’s World explores the growth of Poland’s expat standup comedy

“Attending a comedy night filled me with the kind of fear most people only experience when being ushered towards the electric chair. But now I’m glad I went.”

The first report:

  • Flights from Chopin Airport affected by German and Israeli unrest
  • Poland wants no Russian, Belarusian athletes at Olympics
  • EC, Poland and Ukraine step up hunt for Ukrainian children taken to Russia
  • Police bust one-million-a-day illegal cigarette factory
  • Polish MFA slams Putin's plan to place nuclear weapons in Belarus

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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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