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Kraków woman who quit her job to help in Ukraine vows to return after losing her leg in a bomb attack

Following Russia’s invasion in February 2022, special educator Grażyna Sławińska decided to quit her desk job and travel to the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to offer her assistance. Klika w Charkowie/Grażyna Es/Facebook

Following Russia’s invasion in February 2022, special educator Grażyna Sławińska decided to quit her desk job and travel to the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to offer her assistance.

Today’s news round-up in Poland

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

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.

Polish police chief injured in parcel bomb blast

A gift received by Poland's police chief during his visit to Ukraine exploded on Wednesday morning in a room adjacent to his office, the Interior Ministry has reported.

President calls on residents in eastern border area to remain calm

Polish President Andrzej Duda has appealed for people on the eastern border to remain calm as military activity is increased owing to Tuesday's missile blast.

President says missile was probably Ukrainian

Andrzej Duda, Poland’s president, has said there is a “high probability” that the missile that killed two people in eastern Poland on Tuesday was fired by Ukraine’s air defences.

EC president offers Poland full support after border blast

The president of the European Commission (EC) has offered Poland the organisation’s full support following an explosion near the Ukrainian border that killed two Poles on Tuesday.

Poland to ask NATO to trigger article 4 after ’Russian-made’ missile kills two Poles

The missile landed near the village of Przewodow, which lies about 10 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, on Tuesday afternoon, and came on a day in which Russia launched dozens of strikes on targets across Ukraine.

Explosion in Poland a consequence of Russian actions, says deputy FM

The death of two Poles in an apparent strike by a Russian-made missile is the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine that the war has directly affected Poland and claimed lives, a deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday.

North Atlantic Council to discuss missile blast in Poland

The North Atlantic Council, Nato's main decision-making body, will meet on Wednesday at 10 am to discuss Tuesday's missile blast in eastern Poland that claimed the lives of two people, Nato's spokesperson said on Wednesday morning.

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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