Kraków police officer Artur Morański awoken from coma, asked about colleague Jakub
Wounded police officer Artur Morański regained consciousness after a 12-hour operation and immediately enquired about the condition of his colleague. The defence minister visited him in hospital.
Kraków hero awakes from coma: "And is Kuba alive?"
According to Dziennik N, he was the first police officer to tackle the armed attacker to the ground in Kraków — and the first question he asked upon waking from his coma was directed not at himself, but towards his colleague.
Artur Morański (27), born in the village of Powroźnik near the Slovak border, regained consciousness after a demanding 12-hour operation. During the attack, he suffered a punctured lung and hand wounds. When he regained consciousness, he asked: "And is Kuba alive?"
The mayor of the neighbouring village of Muszyna, Jan Golba, who has spoken publicly about Morański, described him as an exceptionally reliable person. "Everyone speaks of him as being extraordinarily reliable. Everything he undertook, he did with great commitment and enthusiasm, whether it was football or church activities," Golba said.
Morański joined the police force in 2024. Despite his short service, it was he who first physically intervened against the attacker and brought him to the ground — though in doing so he himself was left lying by a car with serious injuries.
His colleague Jakub Kulik (24) was also wounded, but despite this managed to continue the operation. Before serving in the police, he had served in the 6th Airborne Brigade and the 18th Białystok Airborne Regiment, and was also involved with the Volunteer Fire Brigade in Leszczyny. He fired additional shots with which the attacker was neutralised.
Both police officers regained consciousness on Monday. "Police officers Jakub Kulik and Artur Morański regained consciousness yesterday. Two further injured persons were discharged from hospital yesterday. Seven are out of danger. Unfortunately, the health condition of the remaining persons remains serious, including two in a critical state," announced prosecutor Przemyslaw Nowak.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz visited Morański in hospital on Monday and thanked him for his courage and decisiveness. According to the minister, the intervention by both police officers prevented an even greater tragedy. Kraków's mayor Łukasz Gibała proposed that both Morański and Kulik should receive the title of honorary citizens of the city.
According to reports, so many people came to give blood for the wounded officer that registration had to be stopped.
Source: Denník N