Ukraine says passenger train headed to Warsaw hit by Russian drone

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Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andriy Sybiha, reported that a passenger train en route from Kyiv to Warsaw was struck by a Russian Geran-5 jet-powered drone near the Ukrainian-Polish border on September 13. The incident occurred about 2 kilometers from the Polish border in Volyn, northwestern Ukraine, with no casualties due to prior warnings. Both Poland and Estonia condemned the attack as an escalation of Russia’s aggression toward NATO territory; meanwhile, Ukraine’s state railway operator confirmed the strike but stated that the train continued its journey after a six-hour delay at the border.
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On September 13, a passenger train heading from Kyiv to Warsaw was hit by a Russian drone just 2 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Polish border near Yahodyn. The attack occurred shortly after another train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials passed through the same track. No casualties were reported, but the incident alarmed both Poland and Ukraine, who view it as an escalation of Russia's aggression nearing NATO territory.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called for allies to "double" their support for Ukraine, while Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned that Putin was using such attacks to instill fear in Europe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of deliberately targeting the locomotive and stressed that Ukrainian efforts prevent further aggression from spreading into Europe.

The incident comes amid increased drone strikes by both Russia and Ukraine, including a separate attack in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, where two civilians died and twelve were injured. These events have heightened tensions and underscore concerns about potential spillover effects of the conflict beyond Ukraine's borders.

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The locomotive of a passenger train travelling from Kyiv to Warsaw was hit by a Russian drone just kilometres from the Polish border on the morning of Sept 13, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, as Moscow’s air strikes push closer to NATO territory.
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🔮 The train, which had 208 people aboard, will continue on to Poland after a delay at the border of about six hours, the Polish railways said.
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Ukraine says passenger train headed to Warsaw hit by Russian drone · assertive framing

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Ukraine says passenger train headed to Warsaw hit by Russian drone AI generated asserted
train → say → drone
The locomotive of a passenger train travelling from Kyiv to Warsaw was hit by a Russian drone just kilometres from the Polish border on the morning of Sept 13, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, as Moscow’s air strikes push closer to NATO territory. asserted
strikes → travel → territory
“This is Putin’s terror ‘knocking’ directly on the doors of the EU and NATO,” Andrii Sybiha said in a post on X, calling for Europe to increase sanctions against Russia. asserted
Europe → knock → Russia
Ukraine’s state railway operator confirmed a strike on a train in Volyn, about 2km from the Ukraine-Poland border in north-western Ukraine. asserted
operator → confirm → Ukraine
The Russian authorities have not yet commented. asserted
authorities → comment → ?
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said there was no violation of the border but called the incident an “escalation” by Russian President Vladimir Putin. asserted
Sikorski → say → Putin
The drones involved in the incident were Geran-5 jet-powered drones, the Polish authorities said. asserted
authorities → involve → incident
Kremlin forces “struck a passenger train locomotive,” the railway company Ukrzaliznytsia said on Telegram. asserted
company → strike → Telegram
“The monitoring group warned the train crew about the threat in advance, thanks to which no one was injured.” asserted
one → warn → which
The train, which had 208 people aboard, will continue on to Poland after a delay at the border of about six hours, the Polish railways said. asserted
railways → have → hours
Ukrzaliznytsia said the Sept 13 strike was the second this weekend. asserted
strike → say → ?
Sybiha late on Sept 12 posted images of railway facilities struck in Lutsk in north-western Ukraine and Fastiv, south-west of Kyiv. asserted
Sybiha → post → Kyiv
“Unable to achieve its goals on the battlefield, Russia attempts to make the entire territory of Ukraine a battlefield and turns to systematic attacks against civilians, trains, and the infrastructure that keeps the country moving,” he said. asserted
he → achieve → civilians
Images on social media also showed a large fire at a petrol filling station close to the border crossing between Yahodyn in Ukraine and Dorohusk in Poland. asserted
Images → show → Poland
Margus Tsahkna, Estonia’s foreign affairs minister, said on X that members of his team had been “stuck at this very border crossing, unable to leave Ukraine because of the Russian drone threat”. asserted
members → say → threat
Separately on Sept 13, Vilnius airport was shut down for a time as NATO scrambled fighter jets in response to a possible drone sighting in Lithuanian airspace, Reuters reported. asserted
Reuters → shut → airspace
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