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Poland Detains Underage Russian Karate Athlete with Father Ahead of Youth World Championship

A Russian teenager and his father were detained by Polish migration service at a hotel in Bielsko-Biala during the youth karate world championship (October 14–18). The family traveled on a Hungarian tourist visa; the teenager was not allowed to compete, but after questioning was allowed to remain as a spectator. According to Polish media, 15 citizens of Russia and Belarus were detained in total.

22 Oct 2026 · 19:292 min read

Poland moved K2 Black Panther tanks to the border with the Kaliningrad region

Poland's Armament Agency announced the transfer of South Korean-made K2GF Black Panther tanks to the 16th Mechanized Division in Braniewo, near the border with the Kaliningrad region. The delivery includes tools, spare parts and ammunition.

22 Oct 2026 · 19:031 min read

Polish Defense Minister Called Lviv's Decision to Declare 2027 the Year of the UPA Unacceptable

Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said that the decision of the Lviv Regional Council to declare 2027 the year of the UPA and Roman Shukhevych is unacceptable and deepens the division between peoples. He called on the Ukrainian authorities to distance themselves from this position.

22 Oct 2026 · 18:261 min read

National Geographic names 25 best destinations for 2027: six of them are in Europe

National Geographic has published its annual 'Best of the World' list for 2027. It includes 25 destinations, six of which are in Europe: Vestland (Norway), Tricity (Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot, Poland), Leipzig (Germany), Normandy (France), Santander (Spain) and Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland).

Javlon Tursunov

22 Oct 2026 · 16:384 min read

Poland suspended a major military aid package for Ukraine over the Lviv Regional Council's decision on the 'UPA year' — media reports

According to RBK-Ukraine and Ukrainska Pravda, after the Lviv Regional Council decided to dedicate 2027 to the UPA, Roman Shukhevych and Oleh Olzhych, the delivery of a major weapons package was suspended. Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki said an agreement had been reached under which the controversial decision will not take effect, and the resolution has been removed from the council's website.

22 Oct 2026 · 12:142 min read

Poland expelled a Russian referee who came to the youth karate world championship

Russian sports referee Alexander Maniraki was expelled from Poland ahead of the youth karate world championship in Bielsko-Biała. Police detained him, interrogated him and annulled his Schengen visa, citing as a violation the fact that he held a tourist visa instead of a sports visa, and gave him eight days to leave the country.

22 Oct 2026 · 03:252 min read

Training drone of the Polish Military Institute of Armament Technology fell on a private plot near Warsaw

On October 20, a training drone of the Polish Military Institute of Armament Technology fell on a private plot in Józefów north of Warsaw. Operators lost contact with the vehicle during a training flight. According to police, the drone was unarmed, with no injuries or property damage. The cause of the fall has not been established.

22 Oct 2026 · 02:022 min read

Polish Prime Minister Tusk blamed Trump for high fuel prices

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, speaking in the Sejm, stated that US President Donald Trump is responsible for the 'damn high' fuel prices for Poles. The Prime Minister did not reveal the specific mechanism of Trump's influence. Earlier, on October 9, Putin and Trump agreed on the return of Russian diesel fuel to world markets, and Washington lifted sanctions for six months.

22 Oct 2026 · 00:511 min read

Poland sharply criticizes Lviv regional council's decision to declare 2027 the Year of the UPA and Roman Shukhevych

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called 'foolish' the decision of the Lviv regional council to declare 2027 the Year of the UPA, Roman Shukhevych and Oleg Olzhych. In his words, it harms Ukraine and gives ammunition to opponents of its EU accession. The council said it honors 'its heroes'.

Javlon Tursunov

22 Oct 2026 · 00:492 min read

Poland's Sejm passes abortion-relaxation bills, but the law remains among the strictest in the EU

On October 20, Poland's Sejm approved amendments to the Criminal Code exempting medical professionals from criminal liability in cases of medically necessary abortion, and a bill restoring termination of pregnancy in cases of severe fetal defects. The fate of the laws is unclear: a veto by President Nawrocki is likely. Even if they take effect, abortion on demand up to 12 weeks will remain banned — Poland will keep its status as one of the two most restrictive countries in the EU, along with Malta.

21 Oct 2026 · 20:463 min read

16-year-old detained in Warsaw on suspicion of preparing a mass attack

Polish police detained a 16-year-old resident of Warsaw suspected of planning a mass attack. An arsenal was found at his home: a bulletproof vest and a gas launcher. By decision of the family court, the teenager has been placed for three months in a regional juvenile educational center.

Javlon Tursunov

21 Oct 2026 · 18:011 min read

Polish authorities detained a minor Russian karate athlete and his father

A young Russian karate athlete and his father were detained by Polish law enforcement after arriving for the youth world karate championship in Bielsko-Biała. They entered the country on a Hungarian tourist visa, were charged with illegal border crossing, but were then allowed to attend the tournament as spectators.

Javlon Tursunov

21 Oct 2026 · 13:522 min read

Poland says it cannot supply Ukraine with Patriot missiles

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told the PAP agency that the country does not have the resources to transfer Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, whereas other NATO members do. He also noted the worsening shortage of interceptors after the US and Israeli attack on Iran, voiced support for Trump's efforts to end the war, but called for pressure on the aggressor rather than the victim, and commented on the possible return of the United Kingdom to the EU.

21 Oct 2026 · 03:542 min read

Presidents of Poland and Lithuania urged not to ease pressure on Russia over the US-Russia diesel deal

Karol Nawrocki and Gitanas Nausėda, meeting in Warsaw, discussed regional security, the war in Ukraine and strengthening NATO's eastern flank. Nausėda called for new sanctions and tighter visa policy, and also warned of growing hybrid threats. The statements came amid criticism of the American-Russian arrangement to resume Russian diesel exports.

Javlon Tursunov

20 Oct 2026 · 23:522 min read

Lithuania: Ukrainian drone that exploded on its territory arrived from the direction of Poland

According to Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė... no — as reported by Lithuanian radio LRT, Prime Minister... According to the Lithuanian Prime Minister, speaking after a national security commission meeting on October 19, the drone that fell in the country on October 18 belonged to Ukraine, carried explosives and likely flew from the direction of Poland rather than Belarus, as previously. The cause of the fall has not been established.

20 Oct 2026 · 10:512 min read

Polish reservist with dual citizenship detained on suspicion of scouting military facilities

Polish military counterintelligence detained in Łódź a participant of reserve officer training courses holding Polish-Ukrainian citizenship. According to Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk, he 'clearly exposed himself' as a person scouting facilities of the Polish army. The circumstances of the case are being investigated, and espionage suspicions must be confirmed by a court.

20 Oct 2026 · 02:562 min read

Bulgaria issues European arrest warrants for two 19-year-old Germans in the Starlink antenna arson case

Bulgarian prosecutors suspect two 19-year-old German nationals of deliberately setting fire to Starlink antennas near Sofia on October 9. A court in Sofia granted the prosecutors' request. The head of Bulgaria's DANS intelligence agency considers it a targeted act of sabotage. The case follows arrests in Germany over a similar incident in Poland.

19 Oct 2026 · 23:532 min read

Mother left two sons on a mountain trail in Poland because of 'whining' and went to the summit alone

In the Bieszczady Mountains in southern Poland, a woman left her eight-year-old and fourteen-year-old sons on a trail in thick fog, saying they were 'whining', and went to the summit alone. Tourists from the PTTK branch in Rzeszów took care of the children; the case was reported to local authorities and caused public outrage.

19 Oct 2026 · 15:312 min read