The US embassy in Kyiv has issued a security alert for American citizens in Ukraine, warning them of an increased possibility of Russian military strikes in the coming days.

In a statement posted after Monday’s deadly barrage of missile strikes, the embassy warned of a continuing threat to civilians and civilian infrastructure, urging US citizens „to depart Ukraine now using privately available ground transportation options if it is safe to do so.”

As of Tuesday night, the death toll from Monday’s missile strikes had risen to 19, with 105 people injured in the most intensive and widespread air strikes away from the frontlines of the war since the beginning of Russia’s invasion in February.

Source: Radio Poland, euronews

Members of the G7 strongly condemned Monday’s missile attacks during an emergency session yesterday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling for enhanced air defense support, additional sanctions on Russia, and an international observer mission on the Belarusian border.

In a speech during a virtual meeting of G7 leaders on Tuesday, Zelensky appealed directly to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden to ensure „sufficient missiles for the air defense and anti-missile systems provided” to combat the 2,400 „Shahid” kamikaze drones Ukraine says Russia has procured from Iran.

Zelensky also warned of Russian attempts to „directly draw Belarus into this war, playing a provocation that we are allegedly preparing an attack on this country.” He went on to request that a mission of international observers be stationed on the border of Ukraine and Belarus to monitor the security situation.

Belarus, a close Russian ally, announced this week that its troops would be deployed with Russian forces near Ukraine, suggesting a potential further escalation of the war.

Source: Radio Poland, euronews, Reuters

The Polish government recently unveiled plans to cap energy prices for local governments and businesses to tame soaring costs driven by Russia’s war on Ukraine.

At a news conference in Warsaw on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that the cost of electricity for local governments, small and medium-sized enterprises, and „sensitive entities” such as schools, hospitals, and care facilities would be capped „at a level of PLN 785 (EUR 162) per MWh.”

According to Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa, the energy price cap would be financed „from the revenues of energy providers” with additional funds supplied by the state budget if necessary.

The list of „sensitive recipients” includes schools, higher education institutions, nurseries, orphanages, hospitals, homeless shelters, social cooperatives „and all other institutions working with sensitive people or people with disabilities,” Moskwa detailed.

In late September, Poland’s lower house approved a bill to freeze next year’s electricity prices for households at 2022 levels to help with mounting energy costs.

Source: Radio Gdańsk, Radio Poland

Residents are being warned that intensive work will be taking place on the Tricity Bypass over the next few days, with traffic bound for Gdańsk around the junction near Gdynia Wielki Kack restricted to one lane from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Thursday morning.

According to Piotr Michalski from the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways in Gdańsk, commuters should be prepared for „enormous difficulties” and traffic queues on Friday morning as the Obwodnica Trójmiasto will be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning Thursday at 6:00 and continuing throughout the day on Friday.

According to road officials, this will be the last major road closure on this section of the expressway, with works on the Chwaszczyno-Gdynia section planned for later in October.

Source: Radio Gdańsk

Radio Gdańsk will be offering special programming today as part of the World Forum of Battlefield Museums conference hosted at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk.

During the two-day conference, international experts will discuss the role and activities of museums devoted to battlefields and how museums deal with the challenges of the modern world.

Throughout the day on Wednesday, Radio Gdańsk will be reporting on the conference and interviewing special guests connected with the work of the WWII museum, including museum director Professor Grzegorz Berendt and archaeologist Adam Dziewianowski.

Participants will be able to attend lectures in person in the conference room of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk or listen at home to a livestream hosted on the museum’s website.

Source: Radio Gdańsk

Weather

Today will be cool and partly cloudy, with very little chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the west. Temperatures will peak around a high of 14°C, or 58°F, dropping to a low of 6°C or 43°F overnight. Slightly warmer weather is expected for tomorrow, with a chance for some rain returning on Friday or Saturday.

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