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International · 2026-09-14
Poland raises alert as Russian drone barrage strikes near Ukraine's western borderOn 13 September, 13 Russian drone strikes targeted western Ukraine, with some landing within kilometres of the Polish border. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia's deployment of faster, jet-powered drones with greater range and accuracy represents an escalating threat, and Poland pledged to reinforce border security. The strikes coincided with continued Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries, which Donald Trump has publicly urged Ukraine to stop.
International · 2026-09-23
Poland scrambles jets as Russian helicopter briefly breaches airspacePoland's military reported that a Russian Mi-8 helicopter violated Polish airspace near Braniewo for 42 seconds on 23 September, triggering the scrambling of fighter jets and placing air-defence units on alert. Polish officials characterised the incursion as a deliberate test of NATO's defensive readiness rather than an accidental breach.
International · 2026-10-31
Power struggle over Poland's Constitutional Tribunal escalates into standoff between president and governmentPoland's government suspended the Constitutional Tribunal's president and vice-president on 30-31 October, seeking to strip them of immunity from prosecution as part of efforts to reform the judiciary. President Karol Nawrocki, an opponent of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, cut short a trip to Senegal and returned to Warsaw to confront the tribunal's new leadership. The crisis prompted two Polish ambassadors to resign in protest.
International · 2026-09-19
Poland joins European anti-ballistic missile defence coalitionPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Poland has joined an Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition designed to develop a shared European missile defence system. The coalition, which is led by Ukraine and comprises several European countries, aims to strengthen collective defence capabilities. The move reflects growing security concerns across Europe due to Russia's ongoing military aggression in Ukraine.
International · 2026-09-28
Russian drones strike Kyiv, killing three as violence spreads to Poland's borderRussian drones attacked civilian targets in Kyiv on 28 September, killing three people and wounding at least 24 others, including a woman who worked with Ukraine's former National Security Council. Poland scrambled military jets after drones approached its airspace and briefly ordered residents in border regions to seek shelter. Strikes also killed additional people across Ukraine and Russia as the conflict continues to destabilise NATO's eastern frontier.
International · 2026-09-20
Russia intensifies provocations across NATO's eastern frontierRussian drone strikes near Poland's border, a NATO interception over Lithuania, and a Russian warship firing flares at a Danish helicopter marked an escalating pattern of Russian provocations this week. Poland responded by scrambling fighters and joining a new European coalition to develop joint air defences. European leaders characterised the incidents as part of a broader campaign testing NATO's readiness and resolve.
International · 2026-10-09
15-year-old kills one and injures two staff members in Polish school stabbingA 15-year-old student carried out a stabbing attack against staff members at a primary school in Leszczydół-Nowiny, Wyszków County, Poland, resulting in one death and two injuries. The suspect was taken into police custody immediately following the incident. The attack has reignited safety concerns within the local community and across Poland.
International · 2026-09-24
Priest killed in mass stabbing by Ukrainian national at Polish abbeyA priest was killed and four other people injured in a knife attack at a Benedictine abbey in Jarosław, in Poland's Podkarpackie Voivodeship, on Wednesday. The attacker was identified as a Ukrainian national, although the motive for the assault remains unclear. Polish authorities have opened an investigation into the incident.
International · 2026-10-12
Independent candidate Łukasz Gibała wins Kraków mayoral runoffIndependent candidate Łukasz Gibała was elected mayor of Kraków on 11 October, winning 62.12% of the vote against Monika Piątkowska, a senator backed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition. The victory represents a political setback for Tusk's party in Poland's second-largest city, following the removal of the previous Civic Coalition mayor in a May referendum.
International · 2026-10-04
Escalating Russian drone campaign targets Kyiv and unsettles NATO's eastern borderRussia intensified drone strikes across Kyiv throughout the week, destroying the nineteenth-century National Academy of Sciences and damaging a medical centre, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more. Poland responded by scrambling military jets and temporarily evacuating residents along the Ukrainian border, highlighting how Russia's campaign continues to destabilize NATO territory.
International · 2026-09-25
Priest killed and four wounded in stabbing at Polish Benedictine abbeyA Ukrainian national carried out a stabbing attack at a Benedictine abbey in Jarosław, in southeastern Poland's Podkarpackie Voivodeship, killing a priest and injuring four other people. The attacker was arrested at the scene, though authorities have not disclosed the motive for the assault. The incident has drawn attention to the region, which lies close to the Ukrainian border and hosts a significant population of Ukrainian refugees and workers.
International · 2026-09-29
Russian drone strikes on Kyiv kill at least three, damage science academy and clinicRussian forces launched drone strikes on Kyiv on Monday, hitting the National Academy of Sciences, a private medical centre and a residential building, which killed at least three people and wounded 24 others. Volodymyr Horbulin, the academy's first vice-president and a former top security official, was among the injured, while his assistant was killed. Poland briefly scrambled military jets and issued a shelter alert in response to the broader Russian assault on Ukraine.
International · 2026-10-08
Two separate knife attacks at Polish schools leave one dead and eleven injuredPoland experienced two school stabbing incidents within days this week. A 15-year-old student killed one staff member and injured two others at a primary school in Leszczydół-Nowiny, Wyszków County, while a 19-year-old wounded nine people at a high school in Ostrołęka before being arrested. Both suspects remain in police custody.
International · 2026-10-18
Masked Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank villageAccording to the Associated Press, a delegation of European diplomats and Catholic church representatives was attacked by masked Israeli settlers while visiting Taybeh, a predominantly Christian Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank. The targeted diplomats included the Belgian consul general and representatives from France and Poland.
International · 2026-09-16
NATO downs drone over Lithuania; Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopterA NATO fighter jet shot down a drone carrying explosives that crossed from Belarus into Lithuanian airspace near Kaunas early on Tuesday, marking the first time NATO has destroyed a drone over Lithuanian territory. The same day, a Russian Navy frigate fired flares at a Danish military helicopter conducting routine operations in the Baltic Sea. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen characterized both incidents as part of a broader pattern of Russian aggression and provocation against Europe.