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Poland’s top military commander warns the country is in a “pre-war” phase, saying Russia is already preparing for possible aggression by trying to destabilize Poland, undermine trust in state institutions, and create conditions for future attacks

We have a unique situation in our history, in which the threat comes only from one side, from the Russian Federation and its allies - @KosiniakKamysz @MON_GOV_PL

Minister @MKierwinski at a conference regarding a new app with a map of shelter points: We already have nearly 70,000 facilities verified by @KGPSP that can act as refuge points in an emergency. They have been included in a new app available for smartphones and tablets, thanks to which everyone will be able to check the location of the nearest safe place.

President Zelensky: Ukraine shares experience in civil protection and weapons production, offers Poland consultations on drone protection; I invited President Nawrocki to Kyiv

Zelensky: I thank Poland for its very tangible support for Ukraine and Ukrainians since the beginning of the Russian invasion

President Nawrocki: I thanked President Zelensky for his clear declarations regarding the participation of Polish entrepreneurs in the reconstruction of Ukraine; there is a readiness on both sides for Poland to become an energy hub for the entire region.

President of the Republic of Poland @NawrockiKn at the Presidential Palace: This visit today is good news for Warsaw and Kyiv. Bad news for Moscow, because it's a sign that we are together. Thank you @ZelenskyyUa for accepting my invitation.

Warsaw: @NawrockiKn's meeting with @ZelenskyyUa begins

Polish authorities are investigating a site in Żelizna, Lubusz Voivodeship, after a man spotted drone-like debris during a forest walk. The police, aided by the Military Gendarmerie and prosecutors, are securing the area following the discovery

The President's spokesman: The Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland proposed to the Ukrainian side a meeting between Presidents Karol Nawrocki and Volodymyr Zelensky on December 19 in Warsaw; details of the planned visit are being determined

Over 400 passengers have been evacuated from a train from Przemyśl to Kyiv. A suspicious package has been found. Emergency services are operating at the Medyka border crossing.

Zelensky will come to Warsaw to meet with Nawrocki

Police in Warsaw detained three Ukrainians with hacking equipment in their car; the devices found could have been used to break into state systems. The detainees were charged and taken into custody.

The Minister of Interior and Administration: EU member states agree to exempt Poland from the relocation mechanism

Germany has deployed five Eurofighter jets and some 150 military personnel to the Polish town of Malbork to help secure the country's airspace, the German air force said

Polish PM Donald Tusk has asked the Speaker of Parliament, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, to classify (make secret) the first agenda item of Friday’s Sejm session, where he plans to present urgent information regarding national security

German Bundestag passed a resolution calling on the federal government to erect a monument to the Polish victims of the German occupation of Poland in 1939–1945

Helicopter crash in difficult-to-access terrain near Rzeszów. Witness reports dense fog may have influenced the course of events.

Donald Tusk: I wish to remind our allies that NATO was created to defend the West against the Soviet aggression, that is against Russia. And its foundation was solidarity, not egoistic interests. I hope that nothing has changed

Russia will close the Polish Consulate General in Irkutsk effective December 30, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. This decision was made in response to the republic's authorities' revocation of their consent for the Russian Consulate General to operate in Gdansk.

Sikorski summoned the Israeli ambassador to Poland to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with Sunday's Yad Vashem entry

National Prosecutor's Office: Third person charged with railway sabotage; court orders arrest

Kallas on acts of sabotage in Poland: the EU may respond to state terrorism committed by Russia with sanctions and a fight against online recruitment of saboteurs

Airports in Rzeszów and Lublin are closed. Poland scrambled fighter jets, DORSZ reports. This is due to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

Major air operations by NATO Air Forces are ongoing now over Poland, amidst a large-scale drone and missile attack by Russia against Ukraine. A NATO E-3A “Sentry” Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft and an Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) are currently up and orbiting over Eastern Poland, while a Polish Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft heads east towards the border with Belarus and Ukraine, and a Spanish Airbus A400M Atlas - potential operating as an aerial-refueling tanker - has taken off from Lithuania and is heading south in the direction of Poland

Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces: Attention. Due to the Russian Federation's attack on targets located in Ukrainian territory, Polish and allied air forces are operating in our airspace. In accordance with applicable procedures, the Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces has activated the necessary forces and resources at his disposal. Duty fighter pairs and an early warning aircraft have been scrambled, and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to maximum alert. These operations are preventative in nature and aimed at securing and protecting airspace, particularly in areas adjacent to the threatened areas.

Prime Minister: I asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs to take immediate diplomatic action to return to Poland the suspects of the terrorist attack on the railway

Prime Minister @DonaldTusk in the Polish Parliament: The head of the Internal Security Agency and Minister @MSWiA_GOV_PL have requested the introduction of alert level 3, "Charlie." This level will cover specific railway lines. I will issue an appropriate order today.

.@donaldtusk: "A C4 explosive was detonated through a 3,000-meter cable, which exploded as a freight train passed by"

Prime Minister @DonaldTusk in the Polish Sejm: The identified perpetrators are two Ukrainian citizens who have long collaborated with Russian intelligence. Their identities are known, arrived from Belarus left for Belarus after attack