The Ukrainian President has honoured a group of Polish mayors for their cities efforts to support Ukrainian citizens during Russia’s invasion of the country. Volodymyr Zelensky decorated the mayors Chełm, Rzeszów, Lublin and Przemyśl during a visit to Warsaw on Wednesday.

The Polish Prime Minister’s Office posted photos and footage of the awards ceremony on Twitter, showing Zelensky decorating the mayors, with Morawiecki and the Deputy Interior Minister in attendance, among others. The Ukrainian president made a one-day state visit to Warsaw on Wednesday, his first official trip to Poland since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of his country in February last year.

Source – Polskie Radio

The Polish police have supported an international law enforcement operation that has closed down one of the world’s major cybercrime websites and apprehended some of its network of operators. The takedown, dubbed Operation Cookie Monster, was conducted by law enforcement agencies from seventeen countries.

The Polish police’s anti-cyber-crime unit (CBZC) took part in the operation, which was overseen by America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Netherlands Police. Overall, 208 searches were conducted around the world, and 119 people were arrested, according to Polish officials.

Source – Polskie Radio

The World #1 women’s tennis player Iga Świątek has said that Russian and Belarusian players should have been banned from the sport a year ago in order to send a strong message to the Russian government over its invasion of Ukraine.

The 21-year-old Pole added, however, that the moment has passed to do so now. Russian and Belarusian players were banned from the Wimbledon tennis championships in London last year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but were allowed to compete in other international tournaments under a neutral flag. Wimbledon has now reversed its decision, lifting the ban on Russian and Belarusian players for this year’s Grand Slam tournament.

Source – Polskie Radio

The Museum of the 2nd World War in Gdańsk has celebrated its sixth anniversary of opening. During this time the museum has welcomed over 2.5 million visitors in this time and has been praised for its collections.

The museum, which is situated next to the city’s old town and shipyard area, is housed in an iconic brick faced structure with 40-metre-tall leaning tower with a glass façade, which houses a library, reading and conference rooms as well as cafés and restaurants with a view of the panorama of Gdańsk. During a ceremony to mark the anniversary, the current director of the museum said that the occasion was an opportunity to reflect on the many initiatives that the museum has undertaken during its operation.

Source – Radio Gdańsk

Weather

Today will be showery day with sunny spells in a gentle breeze and temperatures of 9 degrees centigrade (48 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 5 degrees overnight. Saturday will be a cloudy with showers in a light breeze with temperatures of 11 degrees during the day and 5 degrees overnight.

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