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Poland offers aid to Ukraine after dam destruction

On Wednesday, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński declared, in connection with the dramatic situation of local residents in the flooded regions, that the State Fire Service will hand over to Ukraine special equipment, including water tanks and high-flow pumps. Vladyslav Musiienko/PAP

Poland has offered Ukraine assistance after the destruction by Russia of the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in the south of the country, PAP has been told by the head of the Government Strategic Reserves Agency (RARS).

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Poland sends post-earthquake aid to Turkey

Specialist medical equipment, medicines, dressings, power generators, oil heaters and tents are among aid sent by Poland to earthquake-stricken Turkey.

Poland to launch humanitarian aid coordination point

Poland is finalising preparations for a centre near the eastern city of Lublin to coordinate humanitarian aid, both for those in need in Ukraine and for Ukrainian refugees in Poland, the head of the Government Strategic Reserves Agency (RARS) said on Saturday.

Supplies sent to security forces on Belarusian border

The head of the country's Government Strategic Reserves Agency (RARS) announced on Tuesday that it is sending supplies and equipment to Polish security personnel serving on the Polish-Belarusian border.

President sends humanitarian aid to Belarus border region

At the request of Polish President Andrzej Duda, humanitarian aid will be sent to Belarus to help migrants stuck at the border, a presidential aide said on Saturday.

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  • 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
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
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Most expensive coin ever sold in Poland is auctioned for jaw-dropping PLN 3.24 million in just one minute

Considered one of the rarest royal coins in the world, the legendary 50-ducat coin of Zygmunt III Vaza minted at the Crown Mint in Bydgoszcz went for a staggering PLN 3.24 million in the lightning-fast audition at the Raffles Hotel in Warsaw.

The first report:

  • Westinghouse, Bechtel partner for Poland's first nuclear power plant
  • Ukrainian agriculture minister ready for talks, says Telus
  • Ukrainian parliament to express gratitude to Poland for solidarity
  • No Ukrainian wants to cause problems for Polish farmers, says ambassador
  • EU's top court issues another consumer-friendly verdict on CHF mortgages

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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