Russia Hits Kyiv-Warsaw Train 2km From NATO Border as Poland Warns of New Strikes

Russia Hits Kyiv-Warsaw Train 2km From NATO Border as Poland Warns of New Strikes

Poland and Ukraine say a Russian strike hit a passenger train traveling to Warsaw, just 2 kilometers from the Polish border. The attack marks a dangerous escalation near NATO territory.

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Poland and Ukraine have condemned a Russian strike that hit a passenger train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw, landing just 2 kilometers from the Polish border [240421]. The attack struck the train's locomotive, according to officials [240439].

The train was traveling on a rail line that foreign officials had used just minutes earlier. Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and other officials were returning from a summit on that same route, but they were not on the train when it was struck [240241]. No casualties were immediately reported [240241][240421].

The strike came days after Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Moscow could target Ukraine's border crossings with Poland [240400][240402]. Since late August, Russia has hit at least five crossings with Moldova and Romania, a NATO member, showing Moscow is pushing its aerial campaign farther from the front line [239142].

The attack on the Kyiv-Warsaw rail corridor is significant because it is a key route for diplomatic travel and aid [240241]. The strike also came as Russian drone swarms reached deeper into western Ukraine, putting civilian travel at growing risk [240402].

Poland and Ukraine called the attack an escalation [240421]. The incident raises new dangers for civilians traveling close to NATO territory [240400].

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Russia hits train near NATO border as drones strike deeper west #240400Poland warns: Russia could target border crossings #240402Poland, Ukraine slam Russian strikes near border as 'escalation' #240421Russia strikes NATO borders? Poland warns of new targets. #239142Poland says Russia hit train bound for Warsaw #240439Russia strikes train on Kyiv-Warsaw route used by foreign leaders #240241

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