The death toll from a Russian missile attack on an apartment building in Dnipro on Saturday has risen to 35, with an additional 75 people, including 14 children, injured in the attack.
Some 40 people remain unaccounted for in the wreckage of the nine-story residential apartment building, with the mayor of Dnipro telling Reuters the chances of finding more survivors are now “minimal.” The strike in Dnipro was one of Russia’s most deadly attacks in recent weeks, with additional strikes in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, and Lviv causing extensive damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. As temperatures continue to plummet across the country, the CEO of Ukrainian energy company Yasno, Sergey Kovalenko, warned Ukrainians to be prepared for extensive energy blackouts. In a post on social media yesterday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki condemned Russia for “deliberately committing further war crimes against civilians,” calling on the international community to “act immediately to stop” further inhumane acts.
Today marks the 327th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Radio Poland, Radio Gdańsk, euronews.com
Gdańsk rescuers saved three divers from Spain over the weekend after their motorboat broke down near Górki Zachodnie, leaving the divers adrift in difficult conditions.
The four-meter (13 ft) motorboat broke down late Saturday night about three nautical miles (5 km) north of Górki Zachodnie around the mouth of the Martwa Wisła. The three-person crew had reportedly been fighting for six hours to regain control of the unit before being rescued around 3:30 Sunday morning.
A spokesperson for the Maritime Search and Rescue Service (SAR) later told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) that the “Spanish citizens were slightly hypothermic but did not require hospitalization”.
According to PAP, police officers determined that the boat lacked essential safety equipment for navigation and communication, and the crew of the boat was not authorized to operate the unit or dive in the area.
Source: Radio Gdańsk, PAP
The Polish men’s 5000-meter relay speed skating team made history yesterday after winning a bronze medal on the last day of the European Short Track Championships in Gdańsk.
For the first time in the history of this event, a Polish team–Diane Sellier, Łukasz Kuczyński, Michał Niewiński, and Paweł Adamski–stood on the podium, joining 500-meter runner-up Natalia Maliszewska as the only Polish medalists in the annual competition. 139 competitors from 25 countries competed in the 26th European Short Track Championships over the weekend, the third time Poland has hosted the competition and the second time the event has been held in Gdańsk. The Netherlands topped the medals table with 10 medals–six gold, three silver, and one bronze. Team Poland tied with Hungary to finish in fourth place, while Russia and Belarus were excluded from the competition by the International Skating Union (ISU) due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Radio Gdańsk, Radio Poland
Poland’s Eryk Goczał has won the 2023 Dakar Rally across Saudi Arabia in the lightweight vehicles (SSV) class, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious event.
The 18-year-old Pole and his Spanish co-driver Oriol Mena leapfrogged into first place yesterday during the 14th stage of the rally from Al Hofuf to Dammam, overtaking Lithuania’s Rokas Baciuška in the last stage. Goczał, who obtained his driving license only last November, is Poland’s third winner of the Dakar Rally. Rafał Sonik won the 2015 edition in the quads class, while Dariusz Rodewald was a mechanic on the winning Dutch trucks teams in 2012, 2016, and again in 2023.
Source: Radio Poland, PAP
Radio Gdańsk is giving away 50 vouchers for different holiday activities around the region in honor of the start of the school feria holidays in Pomerania.
From January 16-27, listeners will have a chance each weekday to win tickets to cinemas, museums, theaters, sports matches, and other events around Trójmiasto. To win prizes, tune in between 7:00-8:00, Monday to Friday, for that day’s question and send in your creative answer via SMS to 603 06 06 06. Listeners can also win tickets to a special performance of “Tonja z Glimmerdalen” at Teatr Miniatura on January 28, organized by Radio Gdańsk as part of the „Cultural Weekend” campaign.
For more information and the official rules of the competition, visit ours site.
Source: Radio Gdańsk
Weather
Today will be mostly cloudy and cold with very little chance of rain showers and a strong breeze coming in from the south. Temperatures will hover around 4°C or 40°F during the day, dropping to just above freezing, around 1°C, or 33°F overnight. Even colder temperatures are expected tomorrow, with a chance for rain or snow showers on Wednesday.
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