Russian Strikes Hit Near Polish Border, Kyiv-Warsaw Train

Russian forces launched strikes near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing along Ukraine’s western border with Poland on Sunday morning, Sept. 13, damaging a filling station and hitting the locomotive of a passenger train en route to Warsaw. The bombardment struck within two kilometers of the Polish border in the Volyn region, sparking a sharp diplomatic warning from Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who described the cross-border escalation as Russian terror “knocking directly at the doors of the EU and NATO.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to Volyn Customs spokeswoman Valentyna Chernysh, falling munitions ignited a blaze at a commercial gas station complex and engulfed several parked freight trucks nearby. State Border Guard Service (DPSU) spokesman Andriy Demchenko confirmed that incoming fire did not directly hit the border inspection infrastructure itself, though operations at the Yahodyn crossing were temporarily halted during the air raid alert while personnel and travelers sheltered. The crossing subsequently resumed normal processing operations once the immediate threat subsided. Concurrently, state rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia reported that Russian munitions struck the locomotive of a passenger train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw approximately two kilometers from the Polish border. Rail monitoring teams detected the incoming threat and issued an advance warning to the crew, averting casualties among passengers and rail staff. Other Topics of Interest Russian Strikes Injure 12 Across Odesa, Ternopil, and Konotop Russian strikes hit Odesa, Ternopil, and Konotop on Sunday, injuring at least 12 people and damaging a high-rise, botanical garden, and rail depot. Sybiha demands full Western embargo Sybiha condemned the morning strikes, warning that Moscow is deliberately testing the boundaries of allied airspace and border security. “Barbaric Russian strikes near the Ukrainian-Polish border in Yahodyn are not simply a continuation of attacks on Ukraine’s state borders. This is Putin’s terror knocking directly at the door of the EU and NATO. The Russian barbarians are already at your gates, dear partners,” Sybiha stated. Sybiha appealed directly to Western allies to impose sweeping, non-incremental economic penalties to hold the Kremlin accountable. “Act now: bring the full power of your sanctions against Putin’s aggressive regime,” Sybiha urged. “Make Moscow feel the consequences of its terror. Not partial decisions, but decisive and powerful steps: a full trade embargo, a total entry ban, and complete sanctions against the military-industrial complex.” Persistent targeting of transport and fuel infrastructure The border assault marks a further geographic expansion in Russia’s sustained aerial campaign targeting Ukraine’s transportation corridors and energy distribution networks. On Saturday, Sept. 12, Russian strikes hit railway infrastructure in Fastiv, Kyiv region, and the western regional center of Lutsk, prompting Ukrzaliznytsia to evacuate passengers and railway staff. The operator also truncated direct rail service to the northeastern city of Sumy, rerouting passenger journeys to Konotop and substituting bus transfers due to recurring attacks on rolling stock. Earlier in the week, Russian strikes targeted four passenger trains across the Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions over a 48-hour span, killing three people and injuring 20 others. The damage to the filling station near Yahodyn also coincides with an escalating campaign against retail fuel networks across Ukraine. On Saturday, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi announced that the government is testing automated early warning software to alert gas stations to incoming drone flight paths following deadly strikes on multiple fuel complexes in Kyiv that killed two people and injured four on Friday. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.