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Poland to Receive Patriot Missile Maintenance Center Worth Approximately 230 Million Euros

Poland's Deputy Minister of Defense Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka announced the construction of a missile maintenance center for Patriot systems in the country. The project is valued at approximately 230 million euros, with completion expected within a few months. Warsaw views this as a step toward potential local missile production. The Deputy Minister described the decision as 'historic' and a sign of US support, noting that the US had previously been unwilling to share relevant technologies. While Poland aims to eventually produce Patriot missiles domestically, contingent on US licensing, current efforts focus on establishing the service center. This initiative is independent of decisions regarding Ukraine, although Poland has expressed readiness to cooperate with Kyiv on missile production if licenses are granted.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
Politics

Poland says it will not allow a return to

Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domański, speaking at the Polish-German economic forum in Warsaw, stated that the country will never agree to a return to dependence on Russian gas and raw materials. The statement came amid the EU's ongoing rejection of Russian energy and discussions in Germany, where the AfD advocates restoring imports of Russian energy carriers.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
Politics

Polish Przemyśl suspended cooperation with Lviv over the decision to dedicate 2027 to the UPA*

The Przemyśl city council unanimously froze joint projects with Lviv after the Lviv Regional Council's October 20 resolution dedicating 2027 to the UPA*, Roman Shukhevych and Oleh Olzhych. The decision provoked a sharp reaction in Warsaw: from demands that Kyiv distance itself to an entry ban for one of the initiators. The publication about the celebration disappeared from the regional council's page after criticism from Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
World

Poland Faces an F-16 Pilot Shortage: About 40 Trained Pilots for 47 Aircraft

According to Rzeczpospolita, the Polish Air Force has 47 F-16 fighters but only about 40 trained pilots, while at least 70 are needed for effective operation. Training a new pilot takes about two years, and some experienced pilots have been transferred to the F-35 program. The personnel shortage calls into question Poland's ability to quickly turn its large-scale arms purchases into real combat capability.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
World

German angler catches a 292 cm catfish in Poland — possibly the same one as a year ago

34-year-old Oliver Schäfer from Germany, together with his partner Kevin Kremers from the Netherlands, caught a catfish measuring 292 cm at a tournament in Rybnik, Poland. The fish was measured and released according to the competition rules. Participants believe it is the same catfish that was caught by a Polish team in October 2025 with the same length.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
World

In Poland, an unidentified object and a military drone fell within two days

On October 21, in Poland's Subcarpathian Voivodeship, an unidentified object fell on an uninhabited plot in Lubaczów; police are determining whether it is explosive. On the morning of the same day, a military drone fell on private property near Warsaw — there were no injuries or damage. On October 20, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Warsaw had demanded explanations from Kyiv over a Ukrainian UAV that flew over Poland and fell in Lithuania.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
World

Lviv Regional Council's decision to dedicate 2027 to the UPA and Shukhevych sparks scandal in Poland

On October 20, the Lviv Regional Council adopted resolutions declaring 2027 the year of the UPA, Roman Shukhevych, and Oleg Olzhych. In Poland, the initiative was called unacceptable: criticism came from Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz, MEP Zalewska-Giernik, and the Institute of National Remembrance. According to Poland's deputy foreign minister, Zelensky's circle promised not to allow the decision to take effect.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
World

Polish prosecutors investigate attempted arson of Flytronic drone plant in Gliwice

Polish prosecutors are investigating an alleged plot to set fire to the Flytronic plant in Gliwice, owned by WB Group and supplying FlyEye reconnaissance drones to Ukraine. The case has been handed to the Internal Security Agency. According to Vot Tak, a recruiter using the alias Joker offered $30,000 for the arson; the account has been linked to a Russian phone number from Saratov Oblast.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
World

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry called the Lviv Regional Council's decision on the 'UPA year' counterproductive

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry stated that the decision of the Lviv Regional Council to declare 2027 the year of Roman Shukhevych, the UPA and Oleh Olzhych was made at the regional level without consultations with diplomats. The ministry criticized the decision, calling it counterproductive for Ukrainian-Polish relations. The Polish defense minister called it 'unacceptable,' and the Polish foreign minister added the author of the idea to the list of undesirable persons.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
World

Tusk condemned the Lviv Regional Council's decision to declare 2027 the year of the UPA

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized the decision of the Lviv Regional Council to proclaim 2027 the year of Shukhevych, the UPA and OUN figure Oleh Olzhych. According to him, such steps harm Ukraine and may complicate its EU accession. The Polish Foreign Minister added the author of the idea, regional council deputy Sviatoslav Sheremet, to the list of undesirable persons.

Sevara Azamova
1 min read
World

Polish PM Tusk blamed Trump for expensive gasoline

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in the Sejm that the US president bears responsibility for high fuel prices for Polish drivers. He did not name any specific mechanisms of influence. The statement came after telephone talks between Putin and Trump on returning diesel supplies from Russia to the world market.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
World

Poland declared Lviv regional council deputy Sheremet a persona non grata over the UPA year

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said he signed a motion to add Lviv regional council deputy Svyatoslav Sheremet to the list of undesirable persons. According to him, Sheremet was the author of the decision to declare 2027 the year of Roman Shukhevych, the UPA and Oleg Olzhich. The Lviv regional council's decision earlier provoked a sharp reaction from Warsaw against the backdrop of already cooled relations with Kyiv.

Javlon Tursunov
1 min read
World

Mass protests for abortion decriminalization took place in Poland after the Sejm passed two bills

On October 22, on the sixth anniversary of the Constitutional Court's abortion ruling, actions under the slogan 'Red Card for Abortions' took place in 26 Polish cities and in London. Organizers demand full decriminalization of abortion and legalization of termination of pregnancy up to the 12th week, calling the two bills passed by the Sejm insufficient. Both documents, according to activists and media expectations, may be vetoed by President Karol Nawrocki.

Sevara Azamova
4 min read