Russian Drone Strike Hits Ukrainian Train Near Poland Border, Targeting Diplomatic Delegation
A Russian drone struck a Ukrainian passenger train near the Ukraine-Poland border on September 13, 2026, shortly after dignitaries including former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and advisers to German Chancellor Friedrich Merkle had passed through the area. The attack, described as 'quite possibly' targeted at the diplomatic train, caused no immediate casualties but prompted a crisis meeting by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Where Sources Diverge
Some sources, such as the Lithuanian National Radio and Television, reported that the train was carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and advisers to German Chancellor Friedrich Merkle, while others, like the Daily Mirror, suggested the attack may have been aimed at the train.
The train was carrying Boris Johnson and advisers to Friedrich Merkle.
The attack may have been aimed at the train carrying Boris Johnson.
The exact timing of the attack relative to the passing of dignitaries varied slightly between sources, with some reporting the attack occurred shortly after and others noting it was just minutes later.
The attack occurred shortly after the dignitaries passed through.
The attack occurred just a few minutes after the dignitaries passed through.
Sources
The former UK PM said: "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
Ex-CIA boss was at Ukrainian station when Russian drone struck train CNN
Sunday's drone attack on a locomotive heading to Poland apparently missed its intended target. Shortly before that, a train full of diplomats and politicians, including British former prime minister Boris Johnson, passed through the railway.
Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after visiting dignitaries passed through The Washington Post
Poland and Ukraine have denounced Russian strikes close to the Polish border that hit a Warsaw-bound train near a frontier checkpoint just after another train carrying several EU officials and former British prime minister Boris Johnson passed through.
Poland and Ukraine denounced Russian strikes close to the Polish border that hit a Warsaw-bound train near a frontier checkpoint just after another train carrying several EU officials and former British prime minister Boris Johnson passed through.
Russia hits train near Ukraine border soon after Boris Johnson, other dignitaries pass Jamaica Gleaner
Both Moscow and Kyiv intensified attacks over the past weeks in an attempt to reverse the course of the war in their favor. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held a crisis meeting with government officials and security representatives on Sunday.
Ukraine's rail operator has said that a Russian drone attack may have been aiming at the train carrying Boris Johnson and other dignitaries on the Ukrainian border with Poland
There were no immediate reports of casualties on any of the trains; the diplomatic train carrying security advisers from several European Union states had purposely left the station at Yahodyn ahead of schedule
Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after visiting dignitaries passed through Press Trust of India
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after senior visiting officials, including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden, passed through
A passenger train traveling to Warsaw, Poland, from Kyiv on Sunday morning was struck by a Russian drone within 2 miles of the Polish border.
Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after visiting dignitaries passed through AP News
Russia hits passenger train on Ukraine's border with Poland, just misses 'diplomatic train' The Star
The former UK PM said "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
The former UK PM said "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
Report: Boris Johnson and German chancellor's adviser evacuated from train hit by Russian drone Ynetnews
The passenger train from Kyiv to Poland, which was attacked by a Russian drone on Sunday, was carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, one of the closest advisers to German Chancellor Friedrich Merkle, and other officials from European countries, reported Der Spiegel on Sunday.