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  • Oct 10

    RCB alert sent to Lublin and Podkarpackie as Russia attacks Ukraine, then cancelled

    Early on Tuesday, 13 October, the Government Security Centre sent an air-threat alert to residents of Lublin and Podkarpackie voivodeships. Around 4:40 it cancelled the warning, and because distribution was interrupted, some recipients got only the cancellation.

  • Jul 10

    Clashes erupt in Lviv over forced conscription as 200 civilians overturn military vehicle

    About 200 people clashed with military recruiters and police in Lviv on July 8 after a document check for Ukraine's mobilization campaign escalated into a public confrontation, with videos showing a crowd overturning a military vehicle.

  • May 29

    Poland's president moves to strip Zelensky of top honour after Ukraine names unit after UPA heroes

    President Karol Nawrocki has asked the chapter of the Order of the White Eagle to consider revoking Volodymyr Zelensky's highest Polish state decoration, after the Ukrainian leader named a military unit after the controversial UPA.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

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