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A district court in Poland’s Gdansk has sentenced a Russian national to two and a half years in prison for espionage on behalf of Moscow, Radio Gdansk reported on April 25.

Lieutenant General Jacek Goryszewski, spokesperson for the Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Poland, has explained that a Russian missile that entered Polish airspace on the night of 23-24 March was not downed because the Polish military realised that it would leave Poland's airspace and an attempt to down it would have put civilians at risk.

Polish protesters have temporarily stopped blocking the Zosin-Ustyluh checkpoint since 03:00 on 24 February due to the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Source: Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine-Western Border Details: The authority reported that lorries and passenger vehicles are allowed to enter and exit the border crossing point in accordance with the established procedure on 24 February.

The Polish Air Force has scrambled its aircraft due to the activity of Russian strategic aviation, which launched missile strikes on Ukraine. Source: Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Details: The operational command noted that the military has activated "all necessary procedures to ensure the security of Polish airspace" and closely monitored the situation.

The operational command of the Polish Armed Forces have announced that Polish and allied aircraft have been scrambled amid a massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine. Source: European Pravda; Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces on Twitter (X) "We would like to inform you that there is intensive activity of long-range aircraft belonging to the Russian Federation related to the infliction of missile attacks on the territory of Ukraine," the report says.

Moscow has refused to provide any explanation for a purported Russian missile that violated Polish airspace during its Dec. 29 mass attack on Ukraine, demanding "concrete evidence" before addressing the issue, the pro-Kremlin RIA Novosti propaganda agency reported, citing the Russian Federation's Charge d'Affaires to Poland, Andrei Ordash.

Ukraine “cannot dream” of joining the European Union until it allows the exhumation and reburial of Polish victims of the Volhynia Massacres, Poland's deputy foreign minister Paweł Jabłoński said in an interview with Polish radio station ZET on Nov. 7.

A Polish flagged tallship which arrived into Dublin Port has also on board its own Sea Shanty choir which are visiting the capital

From the blog of Shmuley Boteach at The Times of Israel

The family of Richard Polanski from Dunbeath paid tribute to him after his death last month at the age of 101.