Commemorations of the 79th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began on Tuesday with the sound of alarm sirens to honour the fallen heroes and victims of the insurrection. During the official ceremony, wreaths were laid at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes and the Chief Rabbi of Poland recited a prayer for the departed.

Christian pilgrims observing Good Friday followed the Way of the Cross procession in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (Lesser Poland Voivodeship). According to priests from the local sanctuary, approx. 70,000 people took part in the event.

"Wounded Ukrainian soldiers are treated in Polish hospitals," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press conference on Friday. He added that Polish hospitals were admitting persons of Polish origin, but most of them were Ukrainian citizens who had been wounded "at one of the front lines". Morawiecki also assured that, in case fighting in Ukraine intensified, Poland was ready to organise transport for Polish nationals who would like to move from western Ukraine to their homeland.

Inflation in Poland in March increased by 11.0% year on year, Statistics Poland informed on Friday. This is the highest spike since July 2000 and slightly bigger than early April estimate.

United States Representative Marcy Kaptur said in an interview for TVN24 BiS that Poland was "teaching the world" how to help refugees from a war-torn country. "Ukraine is the home of the free and the home of the brave, and hopefully, the home of the free in perpetuity," she added. Kaptur also also underscored the importance of Ukraine winning "this battle for liberty".

Canada will deploy up to 150 military personnel to Poland to support Ukrainians fleeing Russia's war and address a growing refugee crisis, Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Thursday.

Poland's defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak signed a deal on Thursday for the delivery of parts for the Narew SHORAD (short range air defence) system programme. The Polish Army will have the first air defence unit at its disposal in September, the minister added.

Poland and Slovenia will host this year men's volleyball world championship scheduled for August 26 - September 11 after Russia were stripped of the event, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday.

"By the end of the year, Poland will resign from LPG imports from Russia," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Thursday. He added that Poland had the most radical plan for weaning off Russian hydrocarbons.

Polish President Andrzej Duda called the war in Ukraine "terrorism" on Wednesday, saying those who committed crimes must be brought to justice and that that must extend to those who gave the orders.

Quite an "arsenal" was discovered at a sewage system construction site in Sulęcin (Lubuskie Voivodeship). The works in the central part of town led to unearthing of a small cellar, stored in which was a find at a first glance resembling unexploded bombs. Luckily, it turned out the objects were only stoneware bottles, which had once contained a certain herbal liquor.

Uncensored photographs of the Smolensk plane crash victims have been attached to the latest report published on Monday by the special subcommittee led by PiS MP Antoni Macierewicz. "What Mr Kaczyński and Mr Macierewicz have done is unforgivable - desecrating the memory of the victims only to envenom, incite, and open a new chapter of the political civil war," Civic Platform chairman Donald Tusk said during the party national convention on Wednesday.

The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Polish leader's office said.

At a joint press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier held in Warsaw on Tuesday (April 12), his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda said that every step towards ending reliance on Russian oil and gas would further deter Russia from its invasion in Ukraine. "A return to normality can’t be possible with Russia under Putin," Steinmeier said, adding that Germany planned to reduce imports of energy from Russia "as fast as possible".

A close associate of EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova was among EU officials who were targeted with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm - TVN24 correspondent in Brussels Maciej Sokołowski has learned. Reuters was the first to report on Monday about EU senior officials being under surveillance.

Poland has arrested a Russian citizen and charged him with espionage, a spokesperson for the Polish Minister Coordinator of Special Services said on Tuesday.

Russia's ambassador to Poland on Monday accused the Polish authorities of seizing Russian diplomatic property in Warsaw as the two countries' already fraught relations have soured further over Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine.

Archeological excavation has been launched in Muranów neighbourhood, at the former location of no longer existing Simons' Passage (Pasaż Simonsa). The works led to the uncovering of the foundations of the old shopping arcade destroyed during the World War II and never rebuilt.

"We're taking over the so-called 'Spyville', we want to hand it over to our Ukrainian guests," Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski said on Monday at a press briefing in front of a residential complex once owned by Russia.

Passengers departing from Warsaw Chopin Airport should brace for possible delays. "Arrival delays are minor, whereas departures are delayed 15-30 minutes on average," Piotr Rudzki from Warsaw Chopin Airport press office told TVN24 on Monday. He added that "a vast majority of today's delays have been caused by air traffic control staff shortage". Negotiations between representatives of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) and the Air Traffic Controllers' Trade Union were to be resumed on Monday.

Polish diplomats have been expelled from Russia - TVN24 learned on Friday at Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The diplomats have 5 days to leave Russia. Earlier on Friday, Poland's Ambassador in Moscow was summoned to the Russian MFA.

Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has decided to summon the ambassador of France to the the MFA in relation to statements made by France's President Emmanuel Macron in an interview for "Le Parisien" - foreign ministry spokesperson Łukasz Jasina said on Twitter on Friday.

Polish President Andrzej Duda met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street on Thursday (April 7) for talks on the crisis in Ukraine and to strengthen ties between the two countries.

A long-time member of parliament, co-founder of Law and Justice, former speaker of the Sejm, deputy prime minister, and minister of interior, Ludwik Dorn has passed away at the age of 67.

Żupny Castle in Poland's famous saltmine town of Wieliczka, located in the country's southern region of Lesser Poland, is undergoing general renovation in order to make it more accessible for sightseers. During the works, a number of original polychrome wall paintings have been discovered, dating back to the times of the Vasa dynasty. "Here we have beautiful original paintings, which we didn't even know existed," said the director of Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka, Jan Godłowski.

Poland has arrested two citizens of Belarus on charges of spying for Minsk, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence if they are found guilty, a regional prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.

"The Hungarian government should clearly condemn what has been happening in Ukraine. This is a choice between the truth and falsehood, and we certainly stand in truth," Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press briefing on Wednesday. "All wrong, improper, hurtful, and harmful words coming the Hungarian capital should be condemned," he added.

A major reception centre providing beds for Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw will close on Friday, as fewer people need this kind of support, the head of the central Mazowsze region said on Wednesday.

Seven Polish names can be found on the latest Forbes' Real Time Billionaires List. The highest spot of the seven Poles was taken by Michał Sołowow, whose wealth has been estimated at 6.2 billion dollars.