Russia strikes Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train: Ukraine, Poland
A Russian drone strike hit a passenger train near the Polish border, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. While no casualties were reported, both Ukrainian and Polish officials condemned the act as a deliberate attack on civilian infrastructure.
Why it matters
The proximity of the strike to a NATO member state increases the risk of regional spillover and heightens tensions between Russia and the Western alliance.
A Russian drone struck a Kyiv-to-Warsaw passenger train near the Polish border on Sunday (September 13, 2026) but caused no casualties, Ukraine and Poland said, as Moscow steps up attacks in the fifth year of its invasion.
The strike, just two kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Polish border, came days after U.S. envoys visited Kyiv and Moscow, hoping to revive Washington-led talks on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II, without securing a breakthrough.
NATO member Poland said a second drone struck near a border crossing, prompting Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski to accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of "escalating" the conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow struck the train "deliberately" and accused Russia of attacking rail and energy infrastructure as well as civilian buildings across the country, including in the west.
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