Conflict & Security
Russian drone strikes train near Polish border after Western officials passed through
September 14, 2026 at 05:06 AM · Updated 32d ago
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6 reports · 5 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 20 hours
SNSky News Arabia
بعد هجوم القطار.. قادة أوروبيون يحذرون من تهديد روسي متزايد
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
روسيا تؤكد استمرار عملياتها في أوكرانيا وقتلى وجرحى في هجمات متبادلة بالمسيّرات
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TGThe Guardian
‘We are not scared,’ says top EU diplomat after Russian strike on passenger train
(opens the publisher’s site)SNSky News Arabia
قلق في بولندا بعد هجوم روسي على قطار متجه من كييف إلى وارسو
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
على حدود بولندا.. مسيّرة روسية تضرب قطارا بعد مرور مسؤولين غربيين
(opens the publisher’s site)SNSky News Arabia
ضربة روسية قرب قطار دبلوماسي كان يقل بوريس جونسون
(opens the publisher’s site)A Russian drone struck a passenger train about two kilometers from the Polish border on Sunday, shortly after a diplomatic train carrying Western officials passed through the same station.
- A Russian drone hit a passenger train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw with 206 passengers aboard, about two kilometers from the Polish border.
- Ukraine's railway authority said a diplomatic train carrying Western officials, including former Premiers Boris Johnson and Carl Bildt, was at the Yahodyn border station shortly before the strike.
- Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said a drone struck a site about one kilometer from the Polish border and another about five kilometers away.
- Polish and Ukrainian officials accused Russia of attacking a truck near the border earlier on Sunday.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Russia's escalation is becoming a reality, while Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Putin continues to escalate.
- Ukraine's Foreign Minister called the strike an escalation beyond Ukrainian territory and urged partners to tighten pressure on Moscow.
- Passengers were evacuated and no injuries were reported after the strike on the train.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the strike sent a message to the western world and urged Europe not to be scared off from backing Ukraine.
- Ukrainian Railways suggested the diplomatic train, which was running ahead of schedule, may have been the intended target.
- Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the strike shows Russia is becoming more aggressive and urged European countries to support Ukraine more decisively.