Russian drone hits passenger train near Polish border, no injuries reported
A Russian drone struck a Kyiv–Warsaw passenger train near the Ukraine-Poland border, but none of the 206 passengers aboard, including several prominent Western politicians, were harmed. The incident triggered an air alert in Poland and sharp condemnation from Ukrainian and Polish officials.
A passenger train travelling from Kyiv to Warsaw was struck by a Russian drone early this morning while stopped at Yahodyn station, roughly two kilometers from the Ukraine-Poland border. There were 206 people on board, but none were injured, as the crew had received advance warning of the drone threat and halted the train before the strike.
Among those on the train were several high-profile figures: former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, an advisor to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Latvia's Justice Minister Edvards Smiltēns, who was returning from a visit to Ukraine.
Border crossing also targeted
Hours before the train strike, a Russian drone had already hit a gas station less than a kilometer from the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing. The attack set two cargo trucks on fire, but no casualties were reported in that incident either.
Political reaction
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the strikes, occurring so close to the Polish border, represented an attempt to intimidate both the European Union and NATO. The incidents prompted an overnight air raid alert in Poland's border region, with the country's air force scrambling fighter jets to monitor the situation along its eastern frontier.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Russian President Vladimir Putin was escalating the situation.
