Russian Drone Hits Train 2 Km from Polish Border After Johnson Passes Through
Ukraine’s rail operator said the drone likely aimed at a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson and other European officials, with 206 passengers unharmed.
- On Sunday, September 13, 2026, a Russian jet-powered drone struck the locomotive of a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train near Yahodyn station, located 2km from the Polish border. All 206 passengers evacuated safely with no injuries reported.
- This strike occurred amid an intensifying Russian air campaign targeting Ukraine's western logistics corridors. Ukrzaliznytsia noted Russia systematically assaults transport and fuel infrastructure to disrupt essential trade routes and Western aid deliveries.
- A diplomatic train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson departed Yahodyn station shortly before impact. Former CIA Director David Petraeus remained on a separate train at the station during the attack.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened an emergency meeting with security officials, warning that escalating Russian aggression could impact Polish territory. Poland deployed F-16 fighter aircraft and reconnaissance systems to monitor the border.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the assaults as "Putin's terror" knocking on the doors of the EU and NATO. The incident underscores growing security risks, prompting calls for increased air defense support and tighter sanctions.
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The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already warned in May that the Western countries should withdraw their diplomatic teams from Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. Sunday night's attack on a two-kilometre train station in Poland, where a former CIA chief was still present and from which a former British prime minister had just left, aims to show that the rulers who want to go there will have to ask for permission from Russia.
Zajarova recalled that the Russian Administration has repeatedly warned of the latent danger in the conflict zone.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Maria Zaharova urged Western politicians to soberly assess the risks of travelling to Ukrainian territory in order to support the Kiev authorities. "We continue to respond to such appeals, that the public warnings we have previously issued remain valid, and Western politicians and diplomats must soberly assess the risks involved, especially when no one can guarantee the safety of their tour to the…
Not far from the Polish border, a passenger train was hit by a Russian drone on Sunday in Ukraine. The train was on its way from Kyiv to Warsaw. The 206 passengers could be evacuated in time, so that no one was injured. A gas station in the Ukrainian border region to Poland was also hit. In view of the proximity of the attacks there has been great concern in Poland since then.
Drone hits a passenger train at the border between Ukraine and Poland Images recorded the moment when a drone hit a locomotive of a passenger train in the Volyn region of western Ukraine on Sunday (13). The attack occurred in Rymachi, about 2 kilometers from the border with Poland. The recording shows two trains stopped at the station when an explosion occurs and passengers run to protect themselves. In other images, made after the attack, it is…
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