Ukraine, Poland Say Russia Hit Warsaw-Bound Passenger Train

Drone Strike Near Polish Border Hits Warsaw-Bound Train

Tempatdonasi.com – A Russian drone attack struck a passenger train locomotive at Yahodyn station in western Ukraine on Sunday, bringing the war’s danger close to the frontier with Poland, a NATO member. The station in Volyn lies about 2 kilometers from the border crossing and is part of a key route linking Ukraine with its western partners.

No injuries were reported among the 206 people aboard the train. Ukrainian railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said the crew had been alerted before the strike, allowing passengers and staff to avoid harm.

The monitoring team gave the train crew advanced warning, and thanks to that, no one was injured.

Poland’s PKP Intercity said it had assumed control of the affected train after the incident on Ukrainian territory. The operator said no Polish citizens were among the passengers and that the service would resume its trip to Warsaw after customs procedures were completed.

Senior Western Figures Were Nearby

Ukrzaliznytsia later said that a diplomatic train carrying senior Western visitors had been at Yahodyn shortly before the locomotive was hit. The railway operator said former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among former leaders and security advisers from several European Union countries who had been at the station.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus was also on another train present at Yahodyn at the time of the attack, the operator said. The incident did not harm either visitor.

Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt said his train was not the one struck, but that the affected service had been just minutes behind his near the border crossing. He said passengers were evacuated as the drone approached.

This wasn’t our train, but the one just minutes after us by the border crossing. It was evacuated as the drone approached and no one was hurt.

Johnson, while not specifically saying he had been close to the site, used the incident to call for stronger support for Ukraine. He questioned why Ukraine had not received more air-defense capability and urged the use of frozen Russian assets to assist Kyiv.

I don’t know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning.

Johnson said more than €140 billion, or about $163 billion, was held in a Belgian bank account, alongside roughly £10 billion in London, and argued that Britain could take a leading role in directing funds toward Ukraine.

Poland Warns of Wider Risk

The attacks prompted an emergency meeting chaired by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. He warned that Poland must be ready for the possibility that the escalation could eventually affect its own territory.

The coming weeks and months will be a period of very intensive actions on the Russian side.

Tusk said Poland could not exclude the prospect of Russian drone activity reaching across the border. Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski described the strike as an escalation and called for allies to strengthen their backing for Ukraine.

This is an escalation, this is another great challenge for Ukraine and for the hypothetical future victims of Russian aggression and this means that we should double our efforts to support victims of aggression.

The Poland-Ukraine border has become especially important during Russia’s full-scale war because it is a major transit corridor for military equipment, humanitarian assistance, commercial goods, and people moving between Ukraine and the European Union. A strike near Yahodyn therefore carries significance beyond the immediate damage to a locomotive.

The proximity of the attack also underlines the pressure on Ukraine’s western regions. Although areas near the Polish border are farther from the main front lines, they remain vulnerable to long-range drones and missiles. Disruption to rail links can affect civilian travel and the broader movement of supplies.

Zelenskyy Says Locomotive Was Deliberately Targeted

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the locomotive had been deliberately set ablaze. He also said a gas station in Volyn was damaged during the strikes. Ukrainian officials separately reported another overnight drone attack in the Yahodyn area, roughly 800 meters from the Polish border.

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.

Moscow did not immediately issue a public response to the reports.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha framed the attacks as a direct warning to European partners, saying the violence was not simply another assault on Ukraine’s borders. In a message in English, he urged allies to impose consequences on Russia that would go beyond partial measures.

This is Putin’s terror “knocking” directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. Russian barbarians are at your gate, dear partners.

The Yahodyn strike did not cause casualties, but its location and target sharpen concerns about the security of transport infrastructure close to NATO territory. For Ukraine, preserving safe rail connections to Poland remains essential. For Poland and its allies, the attack adds urgency to discussions over air defenses, cross-border preparedness, and continued assistance to a neighboring country facing repeated long-range strikes.