Russian Drones Strike Ukrainian Train and Truck Near Polish Border, Killing No One
On September 13, 2026, Russian drones attacked a passenger train and a truck near the Polish border in Ukraine's Volyn region. The attack hit the locomotive of a Kyiv-Warsaw train and a truck less than a kilometer from the border. No casualties were reported due to advance warnings to the train crew.
Where Sources Diverge
The exact location of the attack varies between reports: one source mentions the attack being less than a kilometer from the Polish border, while another specifies it occurred 2 km from the border in the Volyn region.
less than a kilometer from the Polish border
2 km from the border with Poland
The specific target of the attack is mentioned in different ways: one source refers to the engine of a passenger train, while another refers to the locomotive of a passenger train.
engine of a passenger train
locomotive of a passenger train
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A drone hit the engine of a passenger train traveling between Kyiv and Warsaw, on the Ukrainian side.
Politico Europe: What happened: On Sunday morning, Russian drones attacked a crossing point on the Polish-Ukrainian border. The strike hit the locomotive of a passenger train heading to Warsaw, two kilometers from the border in the Volyn region. The train crew was warned in advance; there were no casualties. A large fire broke out at a gas station near the Yagodin-Dorohusk crossing; there are no reports of casualties. Also read: Ukraine's biggest victory in [...]
"Already the second day in a row the enemy attacks the railway. Today in the Volyn region, 2 km from the border with Poland, the enemy hit the locomotive of a passenger train" - reported by the Ukrainian state railways (Ukrzaliznycia), cited by the Ukrinform agency.
Polish border guards report that during a new attack on Ukraine, a Russian drone hit a truck less than a kilometer from the Polish border.