Polish thought Information Service 09.09.2026
Poland. ‘In the coming days, the Polish Armed Forces will start investigating Polish unmanned weapons systems designed to accurately destruct targets at long distances; the capabilities of drones over a distance of about 1000 kilometres will be tested.“ – announced Vice-President MON Caesary Tomczyk. The tests will be conducted on the basis of Decision No 123/MON of 12 September 2025, which established investigating procedures in the Armed Forces of Poland for unmanned aircraft, unmanned weapons systems and their means of combating them. The process coordinates the Inspectorate of Unmanned Armed Systems Army.
Poland. The WB Group presented fresh unmanned systems, long-range effectsors and four-axis Star 8×8 Hyperion on MSPO 2026. Gladius 2 is intended to harm targets even 300 km distant and operate without access to satellite navigation.
Poland. During the global Defence manufacture Salon in Kielce, UNIPeX was presented – Polish universal plastic explosive, which is expected to be produced in the Nitro-Chem Chemical Plant in Bydgoszcz. According to the data presented, UNIPeX's TNT equivalent is 1.3. This means that at the same mass its blast force may be about 30 percent higher than in the case of TNT. The detonation rate is about 7500 meters per second.
Poland. The Polish Armed Forces Group declares its readiness to make and implement a fresh wheeled armored transporter. The company wants to make at the same time the engine center in Kalisz, anti-drone solutions to defend infrastructure and competences related to long-term destruction.
Poland. Huta Częstochowa will produce steel for tanks. Huta Częstochowa increases its commitment to production for the Polish defence industry. The plant is expected to enter into a contract with Hyundai Rot to supply sheets for K2PL tanks, any of which will be created in Gliwice – reports “Gazeta Wyborcza”. The contract is part of a wider process of Polishization of Korean tanks and expansion of national production and service capacities.
Poland. Huta Stalowa Wola presented on MSPO 2026 a full-sized demonstration of the Polish dense Combat Infantry Truck. The device is to weigh more than 40 tonnes, to receive an engine of more than 1000 hp and a ZSSW-30 tower. If the program goes as planned, serial production can start in 2029.
Poland. The European defence company MBDA launched its first industrial plant in Poland in Czosnów close Warsaw. The facility is to supply national service facilities for iLauncher launchers utilized in Narew and Pilica+ air defence systems.
Poland. costly Ukrainians in Polish schools. The Ministry of National Education will allocate PLN 250 million to employment intercultural assistants under the Friendly School Programme. The plan is connected with the influx into Polish schools of tens of thousands of children from Ukraine. The full programme for the years 2025-2027 is expected to cost almost PLN 500 million.
Poland. Another Ukrainian school in Poland. Another Ukrainian school started operating in Poznań. DiieSlovo Station connects Ukrainian and Polish curriculum, but both its creators and the Consulate of Ukraine powerfully emphasize the preservation of Ukrainian identity, language and culture. This is another example of the improvement of a separate Ukrainian educational infrastructure in Poland. The inauguration of the fresh school year was attended by the Consul of Ukraine in Poznań Serhij Minjajlo. The Ukrainian consulate officially informed about the event.
United States. president of the United States Donald Trump He was to advocate the restoration of the United States' relations with Russia. president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin he supported this approach and ensured that Moscow has no hostile intentions towards Europe. However, the Kremlin's account lacked a declaration to resume direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations. Trump and Putin positively assessed the results of earlier talks by American envoys in Moscow and Kiev.
United States. president of the United States Donald Trump he published in fact Social a map on which Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Cuba, Mexico and another areas were under the American flag. Reykjavik considered the publication to be “totally inappropriate”, and the Danish and Greenland authorities besides criticised the issue. The president of the United States did not explain the meaning of the graphics. Michał Lubski from the Polish thought Club “ Imagine if the Russian president Putin had placed a akin flag where Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were under the flag of the Russian Federation, ” he wrote. Can you imagine that roar?’
United States. Russia is rebuilding its forces and we request to be prepared for the prolonged conflict and Ukraine's needs for months and years," said Elbridge Colby, vice president of the Pentagon for political affairs. He besides called on Europe to keep or increase support for Ukraine by purchasing weapons from the US. Among the indicated needs he listed among others the acquisition of interceptor rockets to Patriot systems and another air defence systems.
Russian Federation. In conversation with the Russian First Channel head of the Russian MFA Sergei Lavrov He asked the European leaders to remember what the Russian leaders said. He said: “Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that. We're not going to attack anyone. It's a complete deficiency of any art of government.‘. However, he announced that if Europe's talks mean preparations to attack its country, "This war will be completely different and very short... I advise you to remember these words.”
Russian Federation. Advisor to the president of Russia Vladimir Putina Yuri Uszakov stated: "Donald Trump has clearly stressed that it is desirable to end the conflict as shortly as possible, which would immediately open up the prospects – both awesome and far-reaching – for the full restoration of relations between the US and Russia".
Ukraine. Head of the MFA of Ukraine Andrij Sybiha calls on European countries to close the Russian Houses. Sybiha said, "It's time to follow Germany and close all Russian houses in Europe." The Russian Centre for discipline and Culture in Warsaw, or the Russian home in Warsaw, has been operating continuously since 1962.
Ukraine. Minister of Defence of Ukraine Yevheni Chmara He called on abroad partners to take financial decisions on the acquisition of arms for Ukraine by November. He besides informed that Kiev contains intra-tra-contracts for the transportation of around 1,000 missiles to Patriot air defence systems.
Ukraine. Kiev presented for the first time in public an costly air defence strategy launcher “Koral”, developed by the Kiev construction office Łucz. The rocket is intended to combat air and ballistic targets, and in peculiar ground and water facilities. The task has been developed since 2016 and has been importantly expanded in subsequent years.
Belarus. Belarusian oppositionist Andrzej Poczobut He crossed the border before noon and returned to Belarus. The information was provided by the writer “Gazeta Wyborcza” Bartosz Wieliński, and then confirmed by the Polish Press Agency, citing sources akin to Polish services. The erstwhile writer “Gazeta Wyborcza” stayed in Poland from the end of April erstwhile he regained his freedom after more than 5 years. Belarusian authorities detained him in March 2021.
Slovakia. According to the Slovak media. Poland and Slovakia signed a letter of intent on military and method cooperation under the EU SAFE programme. The agreement includes, among others, the joint improvement of the SAN anti-drone strategy and the production of 155 mm-caliber artillery ammunition. 1 of the main areas of cooperation is the production of 155 mm artillery ammunition. Slovakia has many years of experience and production capacity.
Germans. Head of the MON Germany Boris Pistorius announced the transfer of further PAC-2 capture missiles to Patriot systems from the Bundeswehr stock. Berlin besides declared the transfer of drones and long-range ammunition. In addition, Berlin will increase air-to-air rocket supplies and proceed to transfer drones and long-range ammunition.
Hungary. Budapest ordered 10 employees of the Russian embassy in Budapest to leave the country, arguing that their activities were incompatible with the rules of work of diplomats included in the Vienna Convention.
Serbia. The ceremony with the honours of erstwhile Serbian general and Bosnian Serb leader Ratko Mladicia in Belgrade attracted crowds. The ceremony was attended by at least six Serbian ministers, as well as leading politicians of the Republic of Serbia (RS) and Milorad Dodik. These images have provoked outrage in the liberal circles of the European Union. Head of the EC Ursula von der Leyen In fact, he writes of "shocking images", which he believes "are incapable of facing the dark chapter in fresh European past and are a hindrance to Serbia's way to the EU". Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) announces bringing relations with Serbia "to the lowest level" after Ratko Mladić was buried in Belgrade with full military honours. Head of MFA BiH Elmedin Konaković talks about the crossing of borders by the Serbian authorities. Ursula von der Leyen and Elmedin Konaković, however, kept quiet while in Ukraine with honours there were collaborators of Nazis, murderers of Poles from the CNS and UPA.
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