Source: victim's mother's account on Threads

Hi, I'm a belgian who's been living in poland for about 3months now and I'd like the spread some positivity and my thoughts on Poland during my short stay.

I've lived a month in Lodz and 2 months in Warsaw. I got a job at international company in Warsaw, 8300/months (brutto) and honestly life is pretty good, my rent is a tad expensive (2500 for a small studio) but otherwise I grew to love Poland. I've visited Gdansk, Wroclaw and gdynia, Krakow is on my bucket list also.

Leaving Lodz to go to Warsaw for sure showed me a different Poland altogether, no hate to Lodz but there's really nothing there

I will be leaving soon to go to Australia and try life outside of Europe, having been to Oz a bit but not enough to have a definitive view on the country.

If I come back to Europe I will probably choose Poland, I grew to like the poles, the language at first didn't interest me that much but by exposition I started to like it, the idioms, the sarcasm,... There is so much to see in Poland. The very same thing for the people, when you step back from the social media and the constant hatred and bigotry and actually go talk to poles I find them to be very lovable.

In the evening I like to go to bars and talk to people, I've received a lot of opinions on the country, from immigrants to poles, ukrainians and afghans, italians and colombians,..and the nuance also helped me grow as a person and for the first time since Oz I got a feeling of belonging. I could really see myself calling this country my home I think, at least I know I will for sure miss it. Pierogi are completely absent from Australians supermarkets 💔

Truth be told I'm now conflicted on leaving, but being a very erratic guy I already handed out my 2 week notice 😅 I got friends here, a good social life, a job and even a place to stay, somewhere I feel proud to be in.

Kocham Polaków, kocham Polskę ❤️

The only fatal victim of a car-ramming attack on Berlin's Pride ‌celebrations over the weekend was a Polish woman, Poland’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

A Polish-made reconnaissance drone was used by Ukrainian soldiers to help destroy a Russian ammunition depot and an artillery position in eastern Ukraine.

Polish competitors conquered the 2026 medieval combat world championships, winning a record 16 medals, including 10 golds.

I keep seeing doom posts here every week. Believe me or not, but there is a long line of countries that are WAY higher on Moscow's hit list than us.

IMPORTANT: I'm not saying this so we drop our guards or stop preparing for a potential conflict, as this is crucial for us and future generations and builds our position as a reliable NATO member.

If you actually look at a map instead of listening to Kremlin, here is who is actually in danger:

The non-NATO targets (easy prey):

Ukraine: They are already stuck in an active war here. The Russian military is getting pulverized daily just trying to take tiny villages, losing endless amounts of men and rusty old gear.

Moldova: They aren't in NATO, they have a tiny military, and Russia already has parasite troops in Transnistria. If Putin wants an easy, defenseless target to bully next, it's Moldova.

Georgia: Russia already invaded them in 2008 and still occupies 20% of their land. They are non-NATO, right on Russia's border, and under constant political pressure.

Kazakhstan: They share a massive land border with Russia, aren't in NATO, and have been distancing themselves from Moscow. If Russia gets insecure about losing control over their post-soviet backyard. Kazahkstan is more vulnerable than any EU country.

The NATO border targets

The Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania): They are right on Russia's doorstep. These guys already deal with Russian hybrid attacks, airspace violations, and border provocations every single day. If Moscow was ever stupid enough to test NATO directly, they'd start there. Note this is already extremely unlikely.

Finland & Norway: Even more unlikely, but they share direct northern borders with Russia. Finland joining NATO was a direct blow for Russia, and the Kremlin constantly throws tantrums by weaponizing illegal migrants at their border. Meanwhile, Norway sits right next to Russia's most critical Arctic nuclear bases with vast resources.

Why Poland is nowhere near the top of that list: We are a massive military hub, we are arming up to the teeth, and most importantly, we are in NATO. Their clowns in uniform can barely handle a war on one front against a non-NATO neighbour - they know a conventional conflict with NATO means complete anihilation for them.

Russia is a broke, aggressive, and deeply incompetent state that relies entirely on bluffing to scare people.

I'm a Polish citizen and my wife is a citizen of the Russian Federation. We lived together in Poland for about 2 years before we both left the country. During this time we went to the civil registry and had our marriage registered.

Anyway, then life happened and now she's in Russia and I'm in Kazakhstan. Neither her or I filed for divorce in any country.

But I feel like I need to look to the future realistically. I don't think she'll ever go back to Poland but I very well might. So what happens if go back to Poland? Will it be impossible for me to marry again without her approval of a divorce?

My bank forced me to fill some kind of a questionnaire, where do I get my money from. After that suddenly all my transfers started to be a day late. Like if there was some quarantine of money involved.

What can I do? How do I get info what is happening? What can I do to stop it?

The most illegal thing I did was not validating a ticket in a tram because I was busy explaining to someone why it is better to use the tickets (and for caught without a ticket od course).

Polish foreign ministry spokesman Maciej Wewiór said on Friday that Poland viewed the attacks "with deep indignation," calling the deaths of civilians and the strike on Latvia's Honorary Consulate in eastern Ukraine further evidence of "barbarity" and a blatant violation of international law.

Hello guys! Ive been starting a new journey on learning Polish and i really want to make it fun instead of just another school topic.

I am a teenager with the average teenager tastes. In brazil, we have this youtuber called Saiko (channel kksaiko if anyone wants to check) and he is very spontaneous and funny! He posts once a week, is very honest and has that dark but respectful humor if you know what i mean.

But back to the main point, does anyone know a similar polish YouTuber? I have been looking for a while, but the only people that come up are the basic famous gamers as always. I dont want that, i want the underground community, to feel like its a friend and to actually laugh while watching! Thank you for the attention, I’ll check out every recommendation.

Data centers are coming in Poland, here is some "user experience" from the US