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Polish armed forces recruit over 16,000 in 2022

Poland introduced voluntary military service in April 2022 and initially the Defence Ministry planned to recruit 15,000 volunteers by the end of the year. Tomasz Waszczuk/PAP

More than 16,000 people reported for voluntary military service in 2022, a deputy defence minister has said.

Deployment of Patriots from Germany to take 2-3 months max says dep MoD

Intense arrangements are being made for the Patriot air defence system from Germany to be placed at a specified location in Poland, a deputy minister of defence said on Friday.

Poland wants to have fence on border with Russia's Kaliningrad within month

Poland plans to complete building a fence on the country's border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in a month, a deputy defence minister has said.

Permanent US Army V Corps HQs crucial for Poland says dep defence min

Poland’s deputy defence minister has described Washington's decision to set up the permanent headquarters for US Army's V Corps in Poland as "absolutely crucial".

First war-damaged Russian tanks go on show in Warsaw to ‘prove that the Russians can be defeated’

The Russian T-72 and a self-propelled howitzer have gone on display in the capital’s Royal Castle Square as ‘proof that determination, courage and professionalism can defeat the Russian Army.’ The tanks are part of a broader exhibition entitled 'The Invincible Army', which will later move on to other European capitals.

Strengthening of NATO's eastern flank a priority for Poland

The strengthening of the NATO's eastern flank will be a priority for the Polish delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Spring Session starting in Warsaw today, stated the Deputy Defence Minister Wojciech Skurkiewicz.

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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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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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