Russian drone strikes hit train and border fuel station near Poland
Russian drone attacks struck a passenger train locomotive and a Yahodyn fuel station within two kilometres of Poland on Sunday, prompting Kyiv to demand total trade embargoes against Moscow.
Strikes near the border
Russian drone strikes hit infrastructure in western Ukraine on the morning of 13 September 2026, reaching within two kilometres of the border with Poland. In the Volyn region, a drone strike hit the locomotive of a passenger train operated by national railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia. The company reported that an internal monitoring team warned the train crew prior to the impact, preventing any casualties among passengers and rail workers. The incident marked the second consecutive day of strikes against Ukrainian railway infrastructure. Simultaneously, an aerial strike hit a fuel station in Yahodyn, located directly beside the Polish border crossing, sparking a large blaze that engulfed the facility and damaged several commercial trucks.
All emergency teams are working near the Polish-Ukrainian border in the Volyn region, where the Russians deliberately set fire to a train locomotive and damaged a gas station in a drone attack.
Wider overnight bombardments
The strikes in the Volyn border area occurred alongside a broader wave of overnight and morning assaults across Ukrainian territory. Russian forces launched coordinated missile and drone barrages against the southern port city of Odesa, while emergency repair crews began restoration efforts at damaged energy facilities, commercial sites, and residential buildings across several western regions. The overnight raids followed earlier bombardments reported in the cities of Kramatorsk and Kryvyi Rih. Transport officials in Kyiv noted that Russian operations have increasingly focused on disrupting logistics corridors and transit links connecting Ukraine with neighbouring European Union partner nations.
- Missile and drone barrages strike Odesa alongside energy facilities in western regions
- A drone strikes an Ukrzaliznytsia passenger train locomotive two kilometres from Poland
- A drone strike sets fire to a fuel station and trucks at the border crossing
- Projected timeframe for potential trilateral Ukraine-US-Russia negotiations
Kyiv demands tougher sanctions
Ukrainian officials condemned the proximity of the strikes to NATO and EU borders, characterizing the Yahodyn and Volyn attacks as deliberate escalation. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha called on Western allies to respond immediately by escalating economic pressure through a total trade embargo and complete sanctions on the Russian military-industrial complex. Sybiha insisted that partner countries must implement absolute entry bans and uncompromising penalties to make the financial and material cost of the conflict unsustainable for Moscow. Emergency services remained deployed throughout the morning to control the fire at the Yahodyn crossing and restore safety along the rail corridor.
This is Putin's terror knocking directly at the doors of the EU and NATO. Russian barbarians are already at your doorstep, dear partners.
Diplomatic overtures and prospective talks
Parallel to the strikes, officials in Kyiv and Moscow commented on potential diplomatic pathways. At the Yalta European Strategy forum in Kyiv, presidential chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov stated that a new round of trilateral talks involving Ukraine, the United States, and Russia could take place in October 2026, following consultations with national security advisers from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy. In Moscow, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping offered their good offices during bilateral meetings at the BRICS summit in New Delhi. Peskov added that Moscow hopes for trilateral discussions in the near future, aligning with views expressed by Jared Kushner, to explore new resolution options.
