Poland comes to Ukraine's aid with an admirable gesture in cold and dark times

Our society is experiencing cold and dark times in many aspects, something that sometimes threatens to rob us of hope.

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However, despite all the bad things that surround us, goodness continues to shed light and warmth amidst that cold and darkness, sometimes literally speaking. I'm writing these lines in the early hours of the morning after having reviewed the grim situation in my country, Spain, in various media outlets, and without any desire to write about it. In my usual review of media from other countries, I came across a news item in the Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post which rekindled my desire to write: "Poles Give Millions to Stop Ukrainians Freezing Under Russian Barrage."

Vladimir Putin's dictatorship has been attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure for months. Unable to win on the battlefield, the Kremlin is attempting to freeze the Ukrainian people to death in a terrorist campaign designed to exploit the country's severe cold wave for criminal gain. Since the beginning of this invasion, Poland has been one of the European countries that has provided the most assistance to Ukraine, not only by hosting millions of Ukrainian refugees on its own soil (an admirable act), but also by sending substantial humanitarian and military aid to help Ukrainians resist the invaders.

The Kyiv Post notes that "the Polish public has provided over 16 million zloty (€3.8 mln) this year to help Ukrainians stay warm as Russian attacks on energy infrastructure left millions without electricity amid freezing temperatures." Of that amount, 10.3 million zlotys (2.4 million euros) have been raised by the "Ciepło z Polski dla Kijowa" (Warmth from Poland for Kyiv) campaign.

On February 7, the Archdiocese of Krakow announced that it had raised 5.74 million zlotys of euros through the account of the Catholic NGO Caritas following the appeal of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, on January 24, 2026, to help the inhabitants of Kyiv. "So far we have managed to acquire and distribute to those in need 31 high-power generators, 172 medium-power generators, 900 heaters, 200 charging stations and several tons of food, as well as industrial supplies needed to equip the so-called Firmness Points that are being established in the Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic parishes in Kyiv".

Furthermore, yesterday the Polish Embassy in Kyiv announced that the Polish government has donated almost 1,000 generators and electric heaters to Ukraine, to alleviate the effects of the Russian bombings.

I am a great admirer of the Polish Pope, and I can say that Saint John Paul II would be very proud of his people today, who have shown such Christian charity to their brothers and sisters in Ukraine in a time of need like this. Besides bringing light and warmth to the Ukrainians, the Poles also bring light to many of us with this admirable gesture, because amidst so much bad news, seeing acts of kindness and generosity like these restores one's faith in humanity. Thank you, Poland! You are an admirable Nation.

Niech żyje Polska! Слава Україні!
Long live Poland! Glory to Ukraine!