Inflation in Poland was at 8.5% in February in a year-on-year comparison, according to the latest data released by Statistics Poland. Analysts argue that prices spike has temporarily slowed down thanks to the anti-inflationary shield. "A new chapter will begin in March with inflation higher than 10%" - mBank economists said in their comment on the latest data.

The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia were travelling to Kyiv by train on Tuesday to show support for the country on behalf of the EU, the first foreign leaders to visit the Ukrainian capital since Russia invaded last month. Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki is travelling along with the chairman of the country's ruling party and Deputy PM Jarosław Kaczyński.

Police officers from Nowy Sącz (Lesser Poland Voivodeship) organised a whip-round to help a Ukrainian couple cover the cost of picking up their 10-year-old son, who was waiting at the border with his grandma. Thanks the officers, the family could reunite at a location 300 kilometres away and return to Nowy Sącz.

Poland's Foreign Minister, H.E. Zbigniew Rau, in his capacity as the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) did not mince words as he addressed the United Nations Security Council on Monday (March 14).

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday (March 14) called for a strengthening of confiscatory measures on Russian assets and said the fate of European values hangs on Ukraine.

Some children from Ukraine in need of medical help are being transferred to the Children's Memorial Health Institute (CZD) in Warsaw. The spokesperson of the facility has called for help in providing necessary items for the mothers of the children treated at the hospital.

The Ministry of Health on Sunday began a process of transferring Ukrainian patients treated in Polish hospitals to medical facilities in other EU countries. "Poland will not be left alone," said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda, his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyi, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed the Polish parliament during a special ceremonial session organised to mark the 23rd anniversary of Poland's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance.

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to NATO, Tomasz Szatkowski, told TVN24 on Friday that the Alliance has launched its defensive plans. "Both the territory and the airspace are protected with special vigilance," he said. The ambassador added that the fighting Ukrainians were receiving help from individual NATO member states, although the Alliance as a whole was not taking part in the conflict. He also told TVN24 that the issue of potential handing Polish fighter jets over to the USA has been "ended".

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday morning (March 11) met with American and Polish troops as she continued her visit to two of NATO’s eastern flank states.

Poland's deputy ombudsperson dr Hanna Machińska spoke in TVN24 on Friday about the urgent need of proper coordination of the support offered to refugees from Ukraine. "We call upon the public administration for better coordination of efforts," she stressed. "We can see that this cooperation is breaking up in a number of key places. It's not enough to just give public statements and say that everything works fine," Machińska added.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with Poland's President Andrzej Duda at the Belweder Palace in Warsaw on Thursday. At a press conference after the meeting, she assured that "the United States' commitment to Article 5 (of the NATO) is ironclad". "The United States is prepared to defend every inch of the NATO territory," she declared, adding that two Patriot missile launchers were delivered to Poland. Earlier that day, Kamala Harris met with Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

American TV show host and producer Oprah Winfrey commented in a video published in social media on the situation in Ukraine, struggling to defend itself against the Russian attack. "I can't help thinking about the fear and exhaustion every one of them must feel. Those who are fleeing, those who are sleeping underground, and those who are hiding in their basements," she said. Oprah also praised Polish people for showing heart to the Ukrainians fleeing their homeland.

Imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would help bring the conflict there to a faster conclusion and save lives, the Polish ambassador to Kyiv said on Thursday, as Russia continued a relentless bombardment of several cities.

Where to look for accomodation after arriving to Poland? Below we have published a list of websites, hotlines, and foundations, which can provide information to war refugees from Ukraine searching for shelter.

Any supply of fighter jets to Ukraine must be done jointly by NATO countries, the Polish prime minister said on Wednesday, after Washington rejected Poland's offer to fly all its MIG-29 jets to a U.S. airbase with a view to them being given to Kyiv.

It's the 13th day of Russian aggression on Ukraine. Four people were killed in a night bombardment of Kharkiv Oblast. A TVN24 reporter in Przemyśl spoke with a woman who has fled from that area to Poland. "Russians, how could you drop bombs on the Ukrainian nation? How could you do that?" - the woman said.

Doctor, paramedics and nurses will work on a rotating basis. The process of completing necessary equipment has been almost finished. A field hospital for refugees from Ukraine will soon be open near the border station in Dorohusk (Lubelskie Voivodeship). The temporary hospital will be set up inside a special heated tent, and all thanks to a grassroots initiative coordinated by Podlasie Angels Foundation (Fundacja Podlascy Aniołowie).

Donald Tusk said at a press conference on Monday that in the light of the Russian attack on Ukraine, maximum efforts were necessary to unblock EU funds for Poland. "Today, all those in power, all publically active people, should focus on two mottos: all hands on deck, and all available funds and money for Poland as soon as possible," said the leader of the Civic Platform party.

The Polish government passed a draft bill to create an 8 billion zloty ($1.75 billion) fund to help war refugees from Ukraine.

After being forced evacuate from Kiev, TVN24 reporter Wojciech Bojanowski had to flee again - from a bombarded city of Bila Tserkva. He has now found himself in Zhytomyr, which has also been heavily attacked by Russian forces. "The tension is very palpable, not only due to missile attacks, but also because of how the front is shifting," he said. The reporter also visited a local hospital, where he spoke with wounded Ukrainian soldiers.

Over 30,000 refugees from Ukraine crossed the border with Poland in Medyka on Sunday (March 6) alone, of which some 18,000 did that on foot. Refugees receive warm food in special tents set up at the border crossing. Later they are transported mainly to Przemyśl, where they are either placed in a reception point, or travel to other places in Poland or abroad.

Presidents of Poland and the United States - Andrzej Duda and Joe Biden - discussed the situation in Ukraine over the phone. "Mr president has stressed one thing very much, that he is very grateful to us for our posture and that we should rest assured the Article 5 is in force and the USA, along with the rest of the North-Atlantic Alliance, guarantee our safety," Duda said after the call.

It took Alona two days to get from Poltava in central-eastern part of Ukraine to Poland. She is one of the thousands of refugees who crossed the border in Hrebenne, fleeing from Russian invasion. She has under her care ten children of Ukrainian police officers who have stayed in Ukraine.

"Soldiers protect Polish lands from any potential attempts, luckily we haven't had any incidents, Poland is safe, and we all are safe too," President Andrzej Duda said during his visit to Rzeszów. He also promised he would go to the border to speak with volunteers and refugees.

A Ukrainian woman who has fled to Poland after Russia attacked her country fainted on her way to a hostel located in Warsaw's Bielany district. Local community officer rushed to provide her with first aid, and she was later taken to a hospital. The policeman learned that the woman had lost a close relative in the ongoing war.

Poland has arrested a Spanish national of Russian origin on suspicion of participating in foreign intelligence activities, the Internal Security Agency (ABW) said on Friday.

Poland's Ambassador to the United States said in an interview for Fakty TVN correspondent Marcin Wrona that "the Americans are doing all they can at the moment for the Ukrainians, so that they could be successful in the heroic defence of their country". In his opinion, it's quite paradoxical that "Putin has achieved what we haven't been able to achieve for many years". Asked if permanent U.S. military presence in Poland was possible, he explained that it would not depend on Poland only. "But I think that's the direction it's all heading," he added.

As a gesture of solidarity with Ukrainians fighting for their country, in Poland's major cities at noon, daily trumpted calls were substituted with the national anthem of Ukraine. The sound of the anthem could be heard from the clock tower of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, and from St. Mary's Church at Kraków's Main Square.

Poland aims to spend 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence in 2023, the leader of Poland's ruling PiS party Jarosław Kaczyński said at the start of a debate in parliament on Thursday around a bill to boost defence spending.