Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Russian Drone Hits Kyiv-Warsaw Train Near Polish Border
A train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw was hit by a drone in Ukraine.
The train was very close to the border with Poland.
The drone damaged the train’s locomotive, which is the engine.
Railway workers warned the crew before the strike, so nobody was hurt.
The train was delayed for more than six hours before continuing to Poland.
Ukraine said Russia intentionally attacked the train as part of wider strikes on railways and other infrastructure.
Poland said its border was not crossed but called the incident an escalation.
Russian authorities had not publicly commented on the reported strike.
A Russian drone struck the locomotive of a Kyiv-to-Warsaw passenger train in Volyn on Sunday morning.
The train was hit about two kilometers from Poland, near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of deliberately targeting the train and described broader attacks on railways and infrastructure.
No casualties were reported after railway monitors warned the crew, but the service was delayed by more than six hours.
Passenger totals differed between reports, with Polish railways citing 206 people and another report citing 208.
- Who
- A Kyiv-to-Warsaw passenger train, its crew and passengers; Ukrainian and Polish officials attributed the strike to a Russian drone.
- What
- A drone struck the train’s locomotive, causing damage and a delay but no reported casualties.
- When
- Sunday morning, September 13.
- Where
- Volyn in northwestern Ukraine, about two kilometers from the Ukraine-Poland border and near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing.
- Why
- Ukraine said Russia deliberately targeted the train as part of a broader, systemic attack on railways and infrastructure; Russian authorities had not commented.
Ukraine’s characterization
Poland’s response
Meaning of the strike
Ukraine’s characterization
Volodymyr Zelensky and Andrii Sybiha said Russia deliberately targeted the passenger train and described the incident as terror and an escalation threatening Europe and NATO.
Poland’s response
Radoslaw Sikorski called the incident an escalation by Vladimir Putin but said Poland’s border had not been violated.
Scope of the attacks
Ukraine’s characterization
Ukraine described the incident as part of a systemic Russian attack on railways, energy facilities and other infrastructure across the country.
Poland’s response
Poland reported that another drone struck near the Dorohusk-Yahodyn border crossing and said the situation was being closely monitored; Russian authorities had not publicly commented.
- Train route
- Kyiv to Warsaw
- Strike location
- Volyn, approximately two kilometers from the Polish border
- Reported weapon
- A Russian drone; Polish authorities identified the drones as Geran-5 jet-powered drones
- Passengers
- Reports cited either 206 or 208 people aboard
- Casualties
- No casualties were reported
- Delay
- More than six hours before the train continued to Warsaw
- Border status
- Poland said its border was not violated
