Russian drone hits locomotive of Kyiv-Warsaw train near Polish border
A Russian drone struck the locomotive of a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train in Volyn Oblast roughly 2 kilometres from the Polish border on Sunday morning, with an advance warning preventing casualties.
Direct strike near the Polish border
A Russian drone struck the locomotive of an international passenger train travelling on the route from Kyiv to Warsaw on the morning of Sunday, 13 September 2026. The strike occurred in Ukraine's western Volyn Oblast, approximately 2 kilometres from the border with Poland. The incident took place near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk railway border crossing, a primary transit link for passenger traffic heading into Polish territory. The Russian aerial munition struck the locomotive leading the train as it approached the border checkpoint. Emergency services and railway technical teams deployed to the location immediately after the impact to secure the rail line, assess the damaged engine, and initiate response operations.
Early warning prevents passenger casualties
No passengers or rail staff sustained injuries in the strike on the Kyiv-Warsaw train. A specialized railway monitoring group tracking Russian aerial weapons and drone activity identified the incoming threat before impact. The monitoring group delivered an early warning directly to the locomotive crew, enabling staff to take immediate safety precautions prior to the collision. Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported that this advance alert proved critical in averting injuries among the travellers and onboard personnel. Technical staff, emergency services, and railway safety units confirmed following initial on-site inspections that all passengers and crew members on board the international service remained completely uninjured.
- A drone hits a truck near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing, igniting a multi-vehicle fire.
- A Russian drone strikes the locomotive of the Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train 2 km from Poland.
- Emergency services deploy to the site and confirm no passengers or crew were injured.
Railway infrastructure under consecutive attack
The locomotive strike on Sunday marked the second consecutive day of direct strikes on Ukrainian railway operations. Ukrainian state rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia released an official statement on Telegram documenting the attack in Volyn Oblast, 2 kilometres from the Polish frontier. Oleksandr Shevchenko, deputy director for passenger transport at Ukrzaliznytsia, confirmed the details of the strike to public broadcaster Suspilne, noting that the international train was actively carrying passengers when the munition struck.
For the second day in a row, the enemy is attacking the railway. Today in Volyn, two kilometres from the border with Poland, the enemy attacked the locomotive of a passenger train.
The state carrier stated that its tracking teams continuously assess aerial threats to sustain civilian passenger rail operations and maintain cross-border connections.
We constantly monitor aerial threats, ensure train traffic, and take maximum security measures for railway passengers and employees.
Overnight strikes in the Yahodyn-Dorohusk corridor
The train strike occurred after a separate drone attack took place earlier during the night within the same border transit zone. In that earlier incident, a Russian drone struck a truck near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing on the Ukrainian side of the border. The strike ignited a fire that quickly spread to several neighbouring vehicles, requiring emergency crews to intervene and extinguish the blaze. Both incidents took place roughly 2 kilometres from the Polish border, concentrating drone strikes along the transit corridor leading directly to the Dorohusk checkpoint. Polish border services and Ukrainian railway authorities noted the close proximity of the strikes to the international frontier.
