Poland, Ukraine accuse Russia of ‘escalation’ after strikes near border

Poland and Ukraine have accused Russia of "escalation" following strikes on a train near their shared border. The attack occurred approximately two kilometers from the Polish border, with no reported casualties. Notably, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-US CIA Director David Petraeus were at a nearby border train station around the time of the incident. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Moscow "deliberately" struck the locomotive. Polish President Donald Tusk warned that Russian actions are escalating and coming closer to Poland's border, emphasizing the danger of Russia's use of faster, jet-powered drones. Poland's Foreign Minister suggested that this escalation warrants doubling allied support for Ukraine.

A Russian drone struck a passenger train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw approximately two kilometers from the Polish border. While no casualties were reported on the train, overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine using over 450 drones and missiles killed at least six people and injured more than 40. Ukraine's foreign minister described the train incident as "Putin's terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and Nato," and Poland's interior minister stated Russia is the "enemy of the free world." Ukrainian air defense intercepted 405 drones and four missiles. Russia's defense ministry claimed it targeted infrastructure facilitating military cargo movement from Europe into Ukraine.

A Russian strike targeted a Ukrainian train shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials departed a station in Kyiv. The incident occurred on the Polish border, with reports suggesting the train was stationary at the time of the attack. Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, who was on a train that was briefly stopped and prepared for evacuation, stated that passengers were later allowed to continue their journey. Johnson condemned the attack as a "random and senseless" act, drawing parallels to daily suffering endured by Ukrainians. He attributed the deaths of 1,700 railway staff to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged allies to provide Ukraine with necessary air defenses.