Polish President Karol Nowrotsky has demanded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to withdraw the honor of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). Poland alleges that the UPA murdered thousands of Polish citizens during World War II. Warsaw has indicated that Zelensky’s highest Polish honor could also be withdrawn if no response is received. The controversy began when Zelensky named a special commando unit after “UPA heroes.” The UPA was the military wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN). Poland says the OUN and UPA promoted the ideology of an ethnically homogeneous Ukrainian nation and conducted violent campaigns against Polish citizens. According to Polish officials, the UPA murdered approximately one million Polish civilians in the region of present-day western Ukraine. Poland recognizes these events as genocide. According to reports, President Navrotsky has supported the initiative to withdraw the ‘Order of the White Eagle’ awarded to Zelensky in 2023. It is Poland’s highest civilian honour. In Ukraine, the UPA and other nationalist organizations are respected as freedom fighters, while Poland associates them with the genocide of Polish civilians. Other big news related to international affairs… Slovakia will demand account of weapons given to Ukraine Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fitzsouw has announced that his country will demand compensation from the European Union (EU) in exchange for military equipment donated to Ukraine. He alleged that the government of former Prime Minister Eduard Heger had misled the Slovak public about the agreement. Fitzo said in a video message posted on Facebook on Sunday that he would raise the issue at next week’s EU summit. According to him, the previous government weakened the country’s security capability by giving fighter aircraft and air defense systems to Ukraine. During 2022 and 2023, after the Russia-Ukraine conflict intensified, Slovakia provided Ukraine with a large amount of military equipment, including Soviet-era tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, MiG-29 fighter aircraft and S-300 air defense systems. At that time it was agreed that the equipment given to Ukraine would be compensated with modern military equipment from Western countries. Fitzroy has long been a critic of the EU’s policies against Russia. He has been opposed to military aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia. He says that European countries are having to bear the economic loss of these policies, especially in the form of increase in energy prices. 5 Ukrainians killed, 13 injured in Russian attack, fire breaks out in Kiev’s famous church Russia attacked Ukraine on Monday, killing 5 rescue workers in Kharkiv. At the same time, 13 people were injured in the capital Kyiv. The Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine’s main religious site, was also affected in the attack. A fire broke out in the roof of the Dormition Cathedral of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. According to Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klimenko, rescue workers in Kharkiv were extinguishing a fire that broke out after the first attack. Meanwhile, Russia launched a second attack, in which 5 rescue workers died. At the same time, many powerful explosions took place in Kyiv also. Russia attacked with ballistic missiles and drones, after which people had to take shelter in bunkers and other safe places. Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev City Military Administration, said 13 people were injured in the capital. He said that there were 5 attacks within 30 minutes in Shavchenkivsky district. 25 apartments, a market and several grocery stores were set on fire in these attacks. Tkachenko alleged that Russia deliberately targeted residential buildings. Plane accident in America: 12 including 11 skydivers and pilot died. A skydiving plane crashed in the US state of Missouri on Sunday. All 12 people, including 11 skydivers and a pilot, died in the accident. According to officials, the plane failed to gain sufficient altitude after take-off and crashed near the airport. According to Bates County Emergency Management, the plane took off around 11:20 a.m. local time. This aircraft was taken on lease by a skydiving company. Officials said the plane could not gain altitude after takeoff. It then suddenly took a sharp turn to the left and crashed about 200 yards away from Butler Memorial Airport. According to the sheriff, it was not a commercial airline, but a small plane operating from a local airport. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified the aircraft as a Pacific Aerospace P750.
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