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Poland and Ukraine slam Russian strike on train near their border as 'escalation'

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Russian forces struck a Warsaw-bound train near the Polish border with Ukraine, prompting concerns about escalation and intimidation from Western leaders like EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The attack occurred just two kilometers from the border at Yahodyn station, shortly after another train carrying foreign dignitaries passed through safely. Russia claimed it targeted railway infrastructure used for military cargo transport, while Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of deliberately striking the locomotive to expand aggression into Europe.

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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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Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of "deliberately" striking the locomotive. "It is precisely to prevent these strikes from spreading further into Europe that Ukrainian men and women fight every day, give their lives, and do not allow the aggression to expand," Zelensky said.

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2026-09-14 · Euronews

Poland and Ukraine slam Russian strike on train near their border as 'escalation' · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

The strike hit a Warsaw-bound train near to the border a short time after another train carrying various foreign dignitaries passed through the same track. asserted

train → hit → track

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he expected Moscow to escalate the war in "in the coming weeks", following Russian strikes that hit a Warsaw-bound train in Ukraine, just two kilometres from its border with Poland. asserted

that → say → Poland

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she believed Russia's strike to close to the Polish border was designed to "scare" Western countries backing Kyiv. asserted

strike → say → Kyiv

"It is clearly meant to scare Western countries from supporting Ukraine, from going to Ukraine to show support," Kallas said, urging Kyiv's supporters to do "the opposite". asserted

Kallas → mean → opposite

Meanwhile the country's foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski urged allies to "double" their support for Ukraine, following what he also called an "escalation". asserted

he → urge → what

The train was at Yahodyn station when the strike occured. asserted

strike → occur → station

According to reports, only the train's engine was hit. uncertain

engine → accord → reports

Ukrainian authorities said all passengers were evacuated and no casualties were reported. asserted

casualties → say → ?

Shortly before the train was hit, a different train carrying senior EU officials and the former British prime minister Boris Johnson, passed through Yahodyn on the same line towards Poland on their way back from a conference in Kyiv. asserted

train → hit → Kyiv

He told the New York Times that he heard Russian drones overhead and a subequent explosion, describing it as "terrifying". asserted

he → tell → it

Russia said it had hit "railway infrastructure used to transport military cargo" from European countries. asserted

it → say → countries

Zelensky → accuse → lives

Elsewhere, Russia's strikes on Ukraine on Sunday killed at least two people in the city of Kramatorsk. asserted

strikes → kill → Kramatorsk

Ukrainian officials also reported that 20 people, including two children, had been injured in the southern port city of Odesa. asserted

people → report → Odesa