On Saturday (12 March), President Andrzej Duda signed the Act on assistance to citizens of Ukraine in connection with armed conflict on the territory of that country. The new solutions will enter into force, as a rule, on the day of their publication in the Journal of Laws and will apply retroactively from 24 February 2022.

"The registration of refugees from Ukraine who want to obtain a PESEL number and stay in Poland will start next Wednesday, 16 March," said Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker during a press conference (12 March) at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. It was also attended by Piotr Müller, Government Spokesman, Janusz Cieszyński, Government Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security, and Paweł Jabłoński, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

There are already 36 reception points in Poland, and offices are preparing to assign PESEL numbers to Ukrainian citizens. An informal international staff of assistance for refugees from Ukraine has also started functioning. On Friday (11 March), Minister Mariusz Kamiński and Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker informed at a press conference about the details of assistance for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

We will help these people to live with dignity during a tragic time for their homeland. We, Poland, France, Germany and all European Union countries, will be with them. This visit to Korczowa is proof of that," said the Head of the Polish Ministry of the Interior and Administration, referring to the situation of war refugees from Ukraine. On Thursday (10 March), Mariusz Kamiński, Minister of the Interior and Administration, Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior of the French Republic, and Nancy Faeser, Minister of the Interior, Construction and Home Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, met in Korczowa (the Podkarpackie Voivodship).

- "This act is not only our moral duty but also the Polish raison d'état. A free and independent Ukraine is a Polish national interest. When its soldiers are defending it, we must take care of those fleeing the horrors of war,” said Deputy Minister Maciej Wąsik during work on the bill in the Sejm.

- "Our neighbours need our help. That is why today, at the Council of Ministers' meeting, we have adopted a special act, which was drawn up urgently in recent days under the guidance of the Minister of the Interior and Administration. This law is primarily intended to offer something like a substitute for a normal life for all those people who have come to Poland," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday (7 March).

- Over the past 24 hours, 106 thousand people from Ukraine have arrived in Poland. That is the highest result in these ten days. More people are still arriving. Since the beginning of Russia's aggression against Ukraine until today, nearly 800 thousand people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border fleeing from the bombs falling on their homeland - said Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker at a morning briefing. It took place in front of the Warsaw Torwar, currently serving as a reception point for refugees. The briefing was also attended by Konstanty Radziwiłł, the Mazovian voivode.

All services subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration and voivodes are involved in helping refugees. Border Guard officers carry out checking-in people fleeing the war at border crossings with Ukraine, while voivodes coordinate the overall assistance, including setting up reception and information points. Firefighters assist in transporting refugees while the Police ensure security at reception and information points.

Yesterday, on 2 March, 95 000 people arrived in Poland from Ukraine. By 7:00 a.m. today, that number grew by additional 27 100 people. Since 24 February, officers of the Polish Border Guard have cleared 575 000 Ukrainian refugees at border crossings. All units subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration and voivodes are involved in providing assistance to the refugees.

The National Rescue Coordination Centre of the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service will be the coordinator for fire brigades from worldwide who want to offer equipment to Ukrainian firefighters. “We want to coordinate and invite you to help Ukrainian firefighters. We encourage you to do so, we will collect equipment in our country and transfer it to Ukraine,” said Andrzej Bartkowiak, Chief Commandant of the State Fire Service, at a press conference on Wednesday (2nd March) in Rzeszów.