The Polish prime minister has confirmed that Poland has handed over tanks to Ukraine in support of its fight against the Russian invasion.

In an interview with Polsat News, Mateusz Morawiecki also said that the idea of transferring MIG 29 fighter jets to Ukraine has been dropped.

The PM said that weapons given to Ukraine also serve to defend Polish independence.

He added that additional weapons from the United States and United Kingdom will fill some of the gaps left in Poland’s arsenal.

Source: polskieradio24.pl

Russia’s foreign minister has said that the risks of nuclear war are now “considerable” in an interview with Russian state television.

Sergei Lavrov told the world not to underestimate the risks of nuclear conflict, and added that NATO’s supply of weapons to Ukraine mean that it is “in essence” engaged in a proxy war with Russia.

Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba responded by saying that he regarded Russian scaremongering as a sign of weakness.

The US State Department yesterday approved the potential sale of $165 million worth of ammunition to Ukraine.

Source: Reuters

Ukraine’s general staff says that Russia has been shelling its second largest city Kharkiv, in the east of the country, as well as towns and villages to the south.

The report also claimed that Ukrainian forces had repelled Russian assaults on three settlements.

In Mariupol, Russian forces carried out strikes on Ukrainian positions in the Azovstal steel plant, where more than a thousand civilians are sheltered, according to Ukrainian officials.

Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova said that the Russian military had destroyed 347 health facilities in the country, including all in the Luhansk part of Donbas.

It was announced yesterday that the International Criminal Court will join a team investigating allegations of war crimes in Ukraine.

Source: Reuters

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced that all Polish mines will be inspected for safety, in response to two fatal accidents that have now killed 12 miners in the last week.

Two bodies were found at the Zofiówka mine yesterday, taking the death toll from Saturday’s accident there to six.

The prime minister said that an investigation into the incidents at Zofiówka and nearby Pniówek would explore whether there were any procedural errors or omissions, or whether they were merely “coincidences”.

He also offered his condolences to the families of the dead miners.

Source: polskieradio24.pl

Lechia Gdańsk football team has been put up for sale by its German owners.

Advancesport AG wants to sell its 98.9 percent stake in the club, either in whole or in part.

One potential buyer said to be interested is Pacific Media Group, which owns football clubs in seven European countries.

Its founder, Paul Conway, was at Lechia’s last match.

The chairman of the club’s supervisory board, Adam Mandziara, stressed in a statement that it’s important for any new owner or co-owner to guarantee the club’s development at a high level.

Source: trojmiasto.pl

Weather

Gdańsk is in for some milder weather in the coming days. The temperature this afternoon should reach 13°C / 55°F, with a mixture of sunshine and clouds. Overnight will dip to around 3°C / 37°F. A similar outlook of dry weather and daytime temperatures from 10 to 15°C (50 to 59°F) should extend right through till the weekend.

Andrew Carter