Russia hits passenger train on Ukraine's border with Poland, just misses 'diplomatic train' - Reuters

**Russia strikes passenger train near Ukraine‑Poland border, missing diplomatic convoy**

A Ukrainian passenger train travelling the Kyiv‑Warsaw line was hit by a Russian drone strike just two kilometres from the border with Poland on Monday, the Ukrainian rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia said. The attack occurred on the stretch of track near the town of Khmelnytskyi, injuring several passengers and causing the train to halt while emergency crews were dispatched. Ukrainian officials confirmed that the strike targeted a civilian carriage and not the nearby “diplomatic train,” which had been scheduled to carry a delegation of Western leaders, including former British prime minister Boris Johnson and senior EU officials, earlier that day.

The diplomatic train had already departed from Kyiv’s main station before the Russian strike took place, according to statements from the Ukrainian foreign ministry. Western envoys were on a fast‑track visit to discuss security cooperation and the ongoing conflict, and their safe exit was reported as “uneventful.” The timing of the drone attack—minutes after the diplomatic convoy left the station—has raised concerns in Kyiv and Warsaw that the strike may have been intended to send a warning or to test the limits of Russian targeting near NATO’s eastern frontier.

Poland’s transport ministry condemned the incident, calling it “a reckless violation of international norms” and urging a swift investigation by the International Criminal Court. Ukraine’s president denounced the attack as a “deliberate attempt to intimidate our partners and jeopardise regional stability,” while Moscow offered a vague justification, saying its forces were targeting “military logistics” in the area. The incident adds to a growing pattern of Russian strikes on Ukrainian rail infrastructure, which Kyiv says aims to disrupt civilian movement and undermine support from Western allies.