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  "id": 7182439,
  "title": "Poland alarmed after Russia attacks train from Kiev to Warsaw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/poland-alarmed-after-russia-attacks-train-from-kiev-to-warsaw",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T22:10:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/253586/world/poland-alarmed-after-russia-attacks-train-from-kiev-to-warsaw"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "WARSaw and KIEV: The Polish government expressed alarm on Sunday after Russian attacks on a train traveling from Kiev to Warsaw and on Ukraine's border region near Poland. Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski tweeted that Russian President Vladimir Putin had escalated the conflict. Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened an emergency team, and Western politicians utilizing the train linking Poland to Ukraine had to rely on the closed airspace over Ukraine. The Ukrainian Railways confirmed that a passenger train's locomotive was targeted at the Yahodyn border station, but passengers were safely evacuated and no one was injured. The Polish railway company PKP took over the train, causing a delay of over six hours, and the train proceeded to Warsaw. Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz reported that a drone struck within a kilometer of the Polish border, and another drone hit five kilometers away. However, Polish F-16 fighter jets and a reconnaissance aircraft closely monitored the situation, ensuring no violation of Polish airspace. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Moscow's attacks in the Volyn region near the Polish-Ukrainian border set a locomotive ablaze and caused damage to a petrol station. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged for more severe repercussions against Russia, calling the attacks \"Putin's terror 'knocking' directly on the doors of the EU and NATO.\"",
  "summary": "A Russian drone struck a passenger train near Ukraine's border with Poland on Sunday. The train was on the Kyiv-Warsaw route, about two kilometres from the Polish border, in Ukraine's Volyn region. According to Ukraine's railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, the drone hit the locomotive of the passenger service.\n\nFormer British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several senior European officials were on a nearby train, having attended a conference in Kyiv. They were not on the train that was hit, but had travelled on a separate train ahead of the affected service. Johnson described the drone strike as a \"random and senseless attack\".\n\nNo injuries were reported in the incident, but passengers were evacuated or temporarily ordered to leave the train as Ukrainian authorities responded to the attack. The Polish government has accused Moscow of escalating the conflict, with Poland's Donald Tusk warning days earlier that Moscow could target Ukraine's crossings with Poland.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Russia struck train near Poland border shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials passed through",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/russia-struck-train-near-poland-border-shortly-after-boris-johnson",
        "published": "2026-09-13T16:05:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Senior Western figures at Ukraine station before Russia train strike, rail operator says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/senior-western-figures-at-ukraine-station-before-russia-train-strike",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:35:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Ex-CIA chief Petraeus was on train during Poland border strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ex-cia-chief-petraeus-was-on-train-during-poland-border-strike",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:40:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "‘Escalation is becoming a fact’: Tusk says Russia may target Ukrainian border crossings after drones hit a Kyiv–Warsaw train and nearby gas station",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/escalation-is-becoming-a-fact-tusk-says-russia-may-target-ukrainian",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:48:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Minutes after Boris Johnson, European leaders pass through, Russia strikes Ukrainian train near Poland border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/minutes-after-boris-johnson-european-leaders-pass-through-russia",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:52:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ukraine, Poland condemn Russia after drone strikes train near border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ukraine-poland-condemn-russia-after-drone-strikes-train-near-border",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:59:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Russia hits passenger train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just misses ‘diplomatic train’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/russia-hits-passenger-train-on-ukraines-border-with-poland-just",
        "published": "2026-09-13T19:48:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1663: Russia strikes a passenger train near the Polish border as drone swarms push deeper into western Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/russo-ukrainian-war-day-1663-russia-strikes-a-passenger-train-near",
        "published": "2026-09-13T21:00:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune Business",
        "title": "Russian strikes threaten Ukraine’s economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/russian-strikes-threaten-ukraines-economy",
        "published": "2026-09-13T21:27:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Russia hits train shortly after Boris Johnson leaves station",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/russia-hits-train-shortly-after-boris-johnson-leaves-station",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:10:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Russia hits train shortly after Boris Johnson leaves station",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/russia-hits-train-shortly-after-boris-johnson-leaves-station-7207985",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:10:36.000Z"
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