Ukraine, Russian raid on train near Polish border. Zelensky: deliberate attack

Ukraine, Russian raid on train near Polish border. Zelensky: deliberate attack

A petrol station and the locomotive of a passenger train have been hit near the border with Poland in a massive drone attack on Ukraine. In Yahodyn, a petrol station was hit, causing a large fire which also involved some trucks near the border crossing. In the Volhynia region, Russian forces also hit the locomotive of a passenger train. Ukrzaliznytsia, the Ukrainian national railway company, reported this in a post on Telegram. "This is Putin's terror, which is knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. The Russian barbarians are already at your doors, dear partners," Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X. "The raids of Russian forces on the border with Poland demonstrate that Russia is a common threat," Zelensky said.

Meanwhile, Russia "does not rule out the possibility of holding trilateral talks" on Ukraine in October. This was announced by Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. According to the Kremlin spokesperson, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping "have actively offered their good offices to help find a solution" to the war in Ukraine and that "Putin welcomed their willingness to cooperate". Tass reports it. Yesterday, the Zelensky-Putin back and forth about a face-to-face meeting. The Ukrainian president proposes to meet at the G20 in Miami in December. "Come to Moscow if you want", the Kremlin replied.

In Romania, a drone was found that crashed in a corn field in the Botoșenița Mare area, in Suceava county. This was reported by the Romanian Ministry of National Defense quoted by Ukrainska Pravda. The impact of the drone on the ground caused a small fire and left a crater about one meter in diameter.

Italian sources: the train on which Saggio was traveling was stopped and not evacuated

The train carrying the European diplomats, including the Italian national security advisor Fabrizio Saggio, traveling from Ukraine to Poland, had left just before the one hit by a Russian drone on the Polish border, and was stopped but not evacuated. This was explained by Italian sources interviewed in this regard. There was an initial evacuation alert but the passengers, including the NSA advisors, were able to remain on board and the convoy departed once the drone alert ceased. The images of the attack were relaunched on X by Carl Bildt, former Swedish prime minister and co-president of the European Council on Foreign Relations, on board with the other diplomats. “It was not our train, but the one that left only a few minutes after us at the Polish border crossing,” he explained, adding that the affected convoy was evacuated as the Russian drone approached and no one was injured. "Excellent security system - he underlined -. Our train only received an evacuation warning but was able to continue towards Dorohusk. Russian attacks against Ukraine are intensifying".

Palazzo Chigi sources: European councilors were not on the train hit by a Russian drone

The European security advisors, including the Italian one Fabrizio Saggio, who had gone to Kiev to participate in the 'Yalta European Strategy' (Yes) conference were not on board the train, whose locomotive was hit by an alleged Russian drone near the border with Poland. This is what sources at Palazzo Chigi specify, following the news released by Der Spiegel. According to sources, the councilors were traveling on a subsequent train, which following the raid was forced to stop and then leave again later. So no alarm for European security advisors.

Tusk: Russian drone 800 meters from Poland; escalation risk

“A Russian drone hit Ukrainian territory just 800 meters from the border with Poland.” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared this, warning that Moscow's attacks "will intensify" in the coming weeks and that the "escalation" could also involve Poland.

Attack on the Ukrainian border, Warsaw denounces Russian escalation

Russian drone attacks near the Polish border, including one on a Warsaw-bound train, represent an escalation in the war by Moscow. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated this from Kiev, asking to double support for Ukraine. “This is an escalation, this is another big challenge for Ukraine and for hypothetical future victims of Russian aggression and this means that we should redouble our efforts to support the victims of aggression,” Sikorski said at a news conference.

Drone at the Ukrainian-Polish border, Tusk calls a meeting with Security

“In connection with the recent attacks by the Russian Federation in the immediate vicinity of Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called a meeting for 5pm, with the participation of the heads of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of the Interior and the Administration and Security Services.” The Polish government spokesman, Adam Szlapka, writes this on X.