The Latest Breaking News from Warsaw

Chicago prepares for Ukrainian refugees to ease burden on Warsaw

Since Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war began, 300,000 Ukrainian refugees have poured into Warsaw alone, increasing the population of the Polish capital by 15%.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2022

Polish shooting ranges see rise in new users due to Ukraine war

A Polish firearms training company said it has seen increased interest in learning to shoot since the start of the war in Ukraine, with many people booking shooting lessons for the first time in their lives.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

Dnipro Kids charity chairman 'ecstatic' as 52 Ukrainian orphans arrive in Scotland

They touched down at Edinburgh Airport late on Wednesday night following their flight from Warsaw in Poland, via Heathrow Airport.

Daily Record · Mar 24, 2022

Biden Seeks New Sanctions, Help for Ukrainians in Europe

With Europe facing its most precarious future since World War II, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week as the leaders try to prevent Russia’s war on Ukraine from spiraling into an even greater catastrophe. Biden embarks Wednesday on a four-day trip that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022

Family who fled Ukraine separated after Ryanair crew refused to allow cat to travel

Pet cat Dobby will now travel from Warsaw to Wishaw by bus

Daily Record · Mar 22, 2022

Scots 'adventure' for Ukrainian orphans rescued by Hibs charity in bid to ease 'trauma'

Dnipro Kids had hoped to be able to fly the 52 orphans – who are aged between one and 18 – and their carers from Warsaw in Poland on Monday but their plans have been delayed.

Daily Record · Mar 22, 2022

Efforts to evacuate 52 Ukrainian orphans to UK stall due to 'bureaucratic nightmare'

A mission is underway to transport 52 orphans from Warsaw, Poland to London following the outbreak of war in Ukraine after Russian forces invaded on February 24

Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2022

Robert Rinder rescues 52 war-hit Ukranian orphans and flies them to safety

Robert Rinder continues his crusade to help the people of Ukraine as the war with Russia rages and the TV judge is heading to Warsaw, Poland to collect 52 orphans and their carers

Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2022

Switzerland must freeze Russian oligarchs' accounts, says Polish PM

Switzerland must freeze the accounts of Russian oligarchs in the country and confiscate their assets, the Polish prime minister said on Monday during a visit to Warsaw by the Swiss President Ignazio Cassis.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2022

More than 50,000 Ukrainian refugees arriving daily in Polish border towns

Up to 50,000 refugees have been arriving each day in the Polish town of Przemyśl near the border with Ukraine, with hundreds more arriving at other frontier crossing points. Warsaw has thus far spent €1.6 billion to manage the influx of people escaping the Russian invasion.

France 24 · Mar 20, 2022