Russian Drone Strike on Train Near Polish Border Prompts NATO Article 4 Consultations

Says Moscow deliberately struck the locomotive of the Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train near the Polish border.

“"deliberately"”

Says the escalation of Russian actions is becoming a fact and its examples are increasingly close to Poland's border, and warns of Russia's growing use of faster, harder-to-intercept jet-powered long-range strike drones.

“"The escalation of actions by the Russian Federation is becoming a fact, and its examples are increasingly close to our border"”

Says the escalation should lead allies to double their support for Ukraine, noting the strike occurred a few hundred metres from the Polish border and affects the safety of his compatriots.

“"This was just a few hundred meters from the Polish border; this affects the safety of my countrymen"”

Says he does not know what warped logic drove the random and senseless attack on the locomotive, and hails the bravery of Ukrainian rail staff.

“"random and senseless"”

Urges Ukraine to ease off its long-range strike campaign on Russian oil infrastructure, blaming the attacks for diesel passing $6 a gallon in the US.

“"Mr Zelenskyy has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia"”

States that its strikes in western Ukraine hit railway infrastructure used to transport military cargo from European countries, and that it also bombed logistics centres and energy sites in southern Ukraine, particularly in the Odesa region.

“"infrastrutture ferroviarie che assicurano il trasporto di merci militari provenienti dai Paesi europei"” it

Says Russian forces deliberately set fire to a train locomotive and damaged a service station in a drone attack near the Polish border.

“"deliberatamente incendiato la locomotiva di un treno e danneggiato una stazione di servizio in un attacco con droni"” it

Says the strike on the Yahodyn service station shows Putin's terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO, with Russian "barbarians" already at partners' gates, and urges immediate uncompromising steps including a full trade embargo, full entry bans and complete sanctions on the military-industrial complex.

““Questo è il terrore di Putin, che sta bussando direttamente alle porte dell'Ue e della Nato. I barbari russi sono già alle vostre porte, cari partner”” it

Says Ukrainian drones struck the plant's staff-training facility ten times since the previous evening, that preliminary information shows no casualties with damage still being assessed and radiation normal, and that the strikes targeted a safety-system element.

“"Secondo le prime informazioni non ci sono vittime e i danni sono in fase di verifica"” it

Says two people were killed earlier in the week when Russian drones hit a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova.

Chairs an emergency meeting and says the escalation of Russian actions is becoming a reality and getting closer and closer to Poland's border.

“"The escalation of the actions from the Russian side is becoming a reality, and they are getting closer and closer to our border."”

Says he does not know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary locomotive on the Polish border, calling it the kind of random and senseless attack Ukrainians endure daily, and urges allies to provide air defences.

“"I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning."”

Says it struck railway infrastructure in western Ukraine.

“"railway infrastructure"”

Says the drone's target may quite possibly have been the diplomatic train, and that the train left the station earlier than expected and passengers were ordered to evacuate just 15 minutes before the strike.

“"quite possibly, the target of this drone could have been the diplomatic train"”

Calls the incident terrifying and describes the strike as the act of a truly barbaric leader trying to terrorize Ukrainian civilians.

“"This is the act of a truly barbaric leader trying to terrorize Ukrainian civilians."”

Says passengers on his train were ordered to prepare for evacuation after it stopped before they were told it was clear and could proceed.

“"On the train I was on we received order to prepare evacuation after it had stopped. But after a number of minutes we were informed that it was clear and we could proceed"”

Says the barbaric strikes at the Ukraine-Poland border amount to Putin's terror knocking on the doors of the EU and NATO, and calls for more sanctions on Moscow.

“"Putin needs to understand that his barbarism will be met with decisive action that increases the cost of war for him to an unacceptable level. This is the only way to stop him"”

Calls the strikes Putin's terror knocking directly on the door of the EU and NATO.

“Putin’s terror knocking directly on the door of the EU and NATO”

States that falling debris set fire to the petrol station premises and several lorries parked next to it.

“falling debris set fire to the premises of the petrol station and several lorries parked next to it”

Clarifies that there were no hits on the Yahodyn checkpoint itself, only damage to infrastructure beside the crossing.

“there were no hits on the Yahodyn checkpoint on the border with Poland as a result of the enemy's night-time air attack”

Describes a drone that hit a lorry about 800 metres from the Polish border, and notes the Border Guard had no information about the petrol station being hit.

“about 800 metres from the Polish border”

Told Parliament that the NATO discussions were held under Article 4 of the treaty after the drone incursion.

Explains that Article 4 is designed to promote better coordination within the alliance on external threats and does not automatically lead to Article 5.

“Article 4 gets invoked relatively rarely but increasingly in recent years; Turkey alone invoked it five times between 2003-2020 in the context of Syria and Iraq.”

Says Russia's barbaric attacks on the Yahodyn border crossing are not just a continuation of its attacks on Ukraine's state borders but Putin's terror knocking directly at the doors of the EU and NATO.

“»Russlands barbarische Angriffe auf den ukrainisch-polnischen Grenzübergang in Yahodyn sind nicht nur eine Fortsetzung seiner Angriffe auf unsere Staatsgrenzen«” de

Calls the drone attacks blind terror against Ukrainian civilians and a dangerous escalation of Putin's war, and demands that clear limits finally be set against Russian provocations at the EU and NATO border.

“»Diese Drohnenangriffe sind blinder Terror gegen ukrainische Zivilisten und eine gefährliche Eskalation in Putins Krieg«” de

Confirms strikes on railway infrastructure in western Ukraine that it says was used to transport military cargo from European countries.

Warns that intensified Russian strikes in the coming weeks could also affect Polish territory.

Characterizes the intensifying Russian attacks near NATO borders as an escalation.

Says his was not the train hit but one following a few minutes behind at the border crossing, and that passengers were evacuated as the drone approached with no one hurt.

“Это был не наш поезд, а тот, который следовал за нами через несколько минут у пограничного перехода. Пассажиры были эвакуированы при приближении дрона, и никто не пострадал” ru

States that a drone struck a gas station in Yahodyn, 2 kilometers from the Polish border, setting two trucks on fire.

Says a Russian strike on an apartment building in Odesa wounded 37 people with two missing, that ten regions came under attack overnight, that Ukraine struck chemical enterprises in the Perm and Samara regions, and that he is willing to meet Putin at the G20 summit in Miami in December.

Reports that two people were killed at its plant in Kryvyi Rih in a Russian strike.

Reports a fire at a rubber factory in Togliatti belonging to a company that produces synthetic rubber important for tactical and ballistic missiles.

Says one person was hospitalized after a massive attack on the city and that several multi-storey residential buildings were damaged.

Says Moscow has not yet decided whether Putin will travel to the G20 summit in Miami and repeats that any meeting with the Ukrainian leader would have to take place in Moscow.

“"We don't know yet whether we'll be going to Miami,"”

Says the locomotive was deliberately burned and a gas station damaged in Volyn, and argues Ukrainians fight daily precisely to prevent such strikes from spreading further into Europe.

“"It is precisely to prevent these strikes from spreading further into Europe that Ukrainian men and women fight every day, give their lives, and do not allow the aggression to expand,"”

Chaired an emergency meeting on the drone attacks, says the coming weeks and months will see very intensive Russian actions, and warns Poland cannot rule out that the escalation will also affect its territory.

“"The coming weeks and months will be a period of very intensive actions on the Russian side,"”

Calls the incident an escalation and a great challenge for Ukraine and future victims of Russian aggression, saying efforts to support victims of aggression should be doubled.

“"This is an escalation, this is another great challenge for Ukraine and for the hypothetical future victims of Russian aggression and this means that we should double our efforts to support victims of aggression,"”

Questions Putin's logic in striking a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border and presses for Ukraine to be given air defenses and for frozen Russian assets to be handed to Ukraine.

“"I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning,"”

Says its monitoring team gave the train crew advanced warning, which prevented any injuries when the locomotive was hit.

“"The monitoring team gave the train crew advanced warning, and thanks to that, no one was injured,"”

Says the train hit was the one just minutes behind his own at the border crossing and that it was evacuated as the drone approached, so no one was hurt.

“"This wasn’t our train, but the one just minutes after us by the border crossing. It was evacuated as the drone approached and no one was hurt,"”

Says the attacks are Putin's terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO and urges allies to take uncompromising steps including a full trade embargo, full entry bans and full sanctions on Russia's military-industrial complex.

“"This is Putin's terror 'knocking' directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. Russian barbarians are at your gate, dear partners,"”

Confirms it took control of the affected train, which carries 206 people with no Polish citizens aboard, and that it will continue to Warsaw after customs clearance.

“"The train is carrying 206 people. There are no Polish citizens among the passengers,"”

Says Moscow deliberately struck the locomotive, and that Ukrainians fight every day to prevent these strikes from spreading further into Europe.

“"It is precisely to prevent these strikes from spreading further into Europe that Ukrainian men and women fight every day, give their lives, and do not allow the aggression to expand"”

Chairs an emergency meeting and warns he expects Russia to escalate the war in the coming weeks, saying Poland cannot exclude that the escalation will also affect its territory.

“"We cannot exclude that the escalation will also affect our territory... I hope not."”

Says the escalation should lead allies to double their support for Ukraine, noting the strike was just a few hundred metres from the Polish border and could easily have killed people.

“"This was just a few hundred meters from the Polish border, this affects the safety of my countrymen"”

Calls on Ukraine's President Zelensky to halt attacks on Russian refineries, saying they cause a diesel fuel shortage and that there are plenty of other targets.

“"there are plenty of other targets"”

Says Putin considers Russia de facto at war with the Euro-Atlantic space and that his terror is literally knocking at the door of the European Union and NATO.

“"Europe may consider, or reassure itself, that it is not at war with Russia, but Russia does not see it that way. De facto, it is already at war with the Euro-Atlantic space, carrying out various hostile actions"”

Says negotiations with Ukraine and the United States could take place in October, but that a Putin-Zelensky meeting at the Miami G20 is impossible and could only happen in Moscow.

“"We do not rule out such a possibility; we are talking about the foreseeable future"”

Has repeatedly rejected face-to-face talks with Zelensky aimed at ending the conflict and says Moscow intends to seize the rest of eastern Ukraine.

Says Moscow deliberately targeted the train and struck railway, energy and civilian buildings, including in western Ukraine.

Says the escalation should push allies to double their support for Ukraine and that the attack affects the safety of Poles.

Was among European officials on a diplomatic train at Yahodyn station shortly before the strike, according to the Ukrainian rail operator.

Calls on Zelensky to halt attacks on Russian refineries, saying they cause a diesel shortage and urging other targets.

Was aboard another train at Yahodyn station at the moment of the attack, according to the Ukrainian rail operator.

Says Putin considers Russia de facto at war with Europe and that Putin's terror is literally knocking at the doors of the EU and NATO.

Says Russia does not rule out resuming trilateral talks in October but that a Putin-Zelensky meeting is possible only in Moscow.

Says Moscow deliberately targeted the train and struck railway and energy facilities and ordinary buildings in Ukraine's western regions.

Reports that Ukrainian drones targeted civilian and industrial sites in the city, killing two people and injuring others.

Says in an interview with the German press that he is ready to meet Putin if the Russian leader attends the December G20 summit in Miami, and that an air and sea ceasefire could be the first step toward peace.

Argues that Western countries' policy of wearing Russia down through Ukraine has failed, that stationing troops in Ukraine under the pretext of peace negotiations is unacceptable, and that Russia has no plans to attack Europe while European ruling elites are preparing for war with Russia.

Denounces that the bombardments literally a few hundred meters from the border are also affecting the safety of Polish citizens.

“bombardeos literalmente a unos cientos de metros de la frontera” es

Launches drone strikes on targets in western Ukraine close to the Polish border, including a gas station and a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train.

Calls the strikes near the border Putin's terror knocking directly at the doors of the EU and NATO and urges partners to unleash the full weight of sanctions on the Russian regime.

“Los bárbaros rusos están a vuestras puertas, queridos socios. Actuad ahora: lanzad todo el peso de vuestras sanciones contra el agresivo régimen de Putin. Haced que Moscú sienta las consecuencias de su terror” es

Says members of his team were stranded at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing by the drone threat and warns that Russian attacks are drawing ever closer to NATO and the EU, demanding a stronger response.

“Los ataques rusos se están volviendo más intensos y acercándose cada vez más a la OTAN y a la UE. Nuestra respuesta debe intensificarse también” es

Claims Russian forces carried out group strikes overnight on logistics centers supplying and distributing military equipment and on the energy facilities that keep them running, hitting a logistics hub in Odesa province, two substations in Odesa and Mykolaiv, and railway infrastructure in western Ukraine used to move military goods from Europe.

““Las Fuerzas Armadas de Rusia llevaron a cabo esta noche ataques en grupo contra centros logísticos a través de los cuales se suministran y distribuyen pertrechos militares, así como contra instalaciones energéticas que garantizan su funcionamiento”” es

Says Russian troops launched 453 drones over the latest hours, that 405 were shot down, and that impacts were confirmed at 13 locations, warning the attack continues while enemy drones remain in the airspace.

““El ataque continúa, dado que hay drones enemigos en el espacio aéreo”” es

Reports that Russia launched 453 aerial devices overnight, that 405 drones of various types and four Banderol munitions were shot down or suppressed, and that impacts occurred at 13 sites with debris at seven.

Acknowledges striking railway infrastructure in western Ukraine that it claims facilitates transport of military cargo from Europe to Ukraine.

States that Russia conducted a drone strike against a passenger train locomotive and a gas station in Volyn Oblast near the Polish border.

Confirms the Russian strikes on the border crossing and gas station and states that Russian escalation is becoming a fact.

Calls on Western officials to provide Ukraine with air defense systems to protect against such strikes.

Calls on Ukraine to cease strikes against Russian diesel infrastructure and strike other unspecified targets instead.

Calls Russian strikes against the Yahodyn border crossing Russia's terror knocking on NATO's doors.

“knocking”

States that Russia expects trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine in the foreseeable future.

States that Russia is intensifying strikes closer to NATO borders and calls on the West to strengthen Ukrainian air defenses.

States that Russia, Ukraine and the United States have reached an agreement to end the war on all issues except territorial ones.

States that the UAE has confirmed willingness to host talks and that Putin will personally decide the makeup of the Russian delegation.

States that the Russian threat is real and imminent.

“real and imminent”

Says Indian Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi offered to mediate a peaceful settlement and that Russia does not rule out resuming trilateral talks with Ukraine and the US in October.

Says Moscow deliberately struck the locomotive and argues that Ukrainian men and women fight to prevent such strikes from spreading further into Europe.

“It is precisely to prevent these strikes from spreading further into Europe that Ukrainian men and women fight every day, give their lives, and do not allow the aggression to expand,”

Warns he expects Russia to escalate the war in the coming weeks and says he cannot exclude that the escalation will also affect Polish territory.

“We cannot exclude that the escalation will also affect our territory... I hope not.”

Says the escalation should lead allies to double their support for Ukraine and notes the strike landed a few hundred meters from the Polish border, affecting the safety of his countrymen.

“This was just a few hundred meters from the Polish border, this affects the safety of my countrymen,”

Calls on Zelenskyy to halt Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, saying they cause a diesel fuel shortage and that there are plenty of other targets.

“there are plenty of other targets”

Says it hit railway infrastructure used to transport military cargo from European countries.

“railway infrastructure used to transport military cargo”

Says a diplomatic train carrying EU security advisers and former European leaders including Boris Johnson was at Yagodyn station shortly before the locomotive was struck, and that former CIA director David Petraeus was on another train at the station during the attack.

“Shortly before the locomotive was hit at the Ukrainian-Polish border, a diplomatic train was at Yagodyn station. There were, among others, security advisers from several EU member states and former European leaders on board, including former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson,”

Says Russia considers itself de facto at war with the Euro-Atlantic space and that Putin's terror is knocking at the door of the EU and NATO.

“Europe may consider, or reassure itself, that it is not at war with Russia, but Russia does not see it that way. De facto, it is already at war with the Euro-Atlantic space, carrying out various hostile actions,”

Says trilateral talks on the war could take place in October, but that a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting at the G20 in Miami is impossible, insisting any meeting be held in Moscow.

“We do not rule out such a possibility; we are talking about the foreseeable future,”

Has repeatedly rejected face-to-face talks with Zelenskyy and says Moscow intends to seize the rest of eastern Ukraine.

Urges Putin to stop attacking what he can never control and to use his unilateral ability to end the war peacefully.

“Putin should stop attacking things he will never control and instead use his unilateral ability to end this war peacefully.”

Suggests Ukraine and its allies complain out of self-interest and argues that Ukraine and Russia are equally corrupt and run by oligarchs.

“They would moan innit, it's in their interest to stir the pot.”

Blames Russia for stirring the pot with drone strikes close to the Polish border and describes Putin's Russia as a murderous dictatorship.

“Who's stirring the pot? Clearly, Russia is with drone strikes close to the Polish border.”

Says Putin started the war himself and, noting Russia cannot win, urges him to end it and send his troops home.

“Putin started this stupid war himself and it's not as easy as he hoped it would be.”

Criticizes the article for mentioning only one drone when 800 jet-powered drones struck warehouses and port facilities in Odesa and around Kyiv in one night.

“800 jet powered drones in one night. This article mentions one but not the hundreds hitting warehouses and port facilities in Odessa or the warehouses and gas stations around Kiev.”

Says Putin is testing NATO.

“Putin is testing NATO.”

Argues the drone numbers signal a return to industrial-scale attrition warfare and urges the West to ramp up munitions and equipment manufacturing immediately.

“It is a significant number and symbolizes the direction of modern warfare back to industrial scale and attrition-al.”

Claims the strikes are false flags concocted by the US military-industrial complex and British intelligence to justify more weapons for Ukraine, and that Russia's objectives are attainable while Ukraine's are not.

“We have lost count of how many false flags the representatives of the US military-industrial complex and British intelligence have concocted - and are still concocting - to justify sending ever more weapons to Ukraine.”

Calls for a ceasefire as the priority and for a genuine assessment with concessions from both sides to stop the killing.

“I think a ceasefire is the priority, a genuine assessment of both side parties is required with concessions from both sides to stop the killing.”

Questions the evidence that the drone was Russian and dismisses the report as a hoax meant to grab the attention of Ukraine's sponsors.

“no evidence that drone was a russian one.just wishful thinking hoax masked as a news trying say so.”

Says Putin may pursue a war with Europe to rally Russians behind him and stay in power, believing Trump would decline to defend Europe.

“nothing would unite the Russian people behind him more than a war with Europe, as long as he can frame it in a way that makes them look like the aggressors”

Says Ukrainian forces struck two chemical industry facilities in Russia, one in Samara and one in Perm, and that he would meet Putin if both were invited to the G20 summit in Miami in December.

Says two incidents along Ukraine's borders with Poland and Moldova this week were a preview of potential intensified Russian provocations at Ukraine's border crossing points with Europe.

Says Putin has already stated that Zelenskyy could fly to Moscow if he wants a meeting.

““If he really wants to meet with Putin, Putin has already said that he could fly to Moscow,””

Warns that if European governments send troops into Ukraine it will mean a war with Russia, and denies that Russia poses any threat to Europe, saying it does not threaten and does not intend to threaten European countries.

““Now they’re talking about how they’re considering sending troops into Ukraine. That means a war with Russia,””

Says two people were killed and one wounded when Russian drones struck a residential area overnight in Zaporizhzhia.

Says 35 people were wounded overnight in Odesa and the surrounding area in what he called a massive attack, with a residential high-rise among the buildings hit and its upper floors completely destroyed.

““massive attack””

Says the possibility of Putin attending the G20 summit in Miami has not yet been discussed.

Affirms that Russia is ready for negotiations but that its "special military operation" will not be suspended during any period of negotiations.

““ready for negotiations,””

Warns that the next weeks and months will see very intensive actions from Russia and that Poland cannot rule out the escalation also affecting its own territory, calling for maximum preparation with allies for a joint reaction.

“What can be expected is that the next weeks and months will be a period of very intensive actions from the Russian side. Unfortunately, we cannot rule out that this escalation will also concern our territory.”

Launches overnight drone strikes on western Ukraine, striking a gas station near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing and a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train two kilometers from the Polish border.

Says it is quite likely the Russian drone targeted the diplomatic train, which departed the station earlier than scheduled as part of real-time schedule reviews under the constant threat of Russian attacks.

“It is quite likely that the target of this Russian drone could have been the diplomatic train, which departed from the station earlier than its scheduled time, as part of a review of train schedules in real-time due to the constant threat of Russian attacks,”

Says Russia launched nearly 500 strike drones in a day and that it has expanded the war from the front lines into the economic sphere with the primitive tactic of destroying every object that helps people endure wartime conditions.

“"In essence, the Russians have expanded this war from the front lines, where they cannot achieve success, into the economic sphere, and their tactics are extremely primitive: to destroy every object that can help people endure the conditions of the war,"”

Reports that a Russian drone struck the locomotive of a Kyiv–Warsaw train about 2 kilometers from the Polish border with no passengers injured, and that Shahed drones also struck railway infrastructure in Lutsk and Fastiv with passengers evacuated in time.

Calls the strike on the Kyiv–Warsaw train Putin's terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO, with Russian "barbarians" at partners' gate.

“"This is (Vladimir) Putin's terror, 'knocking' directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. Russian barbarians are at your gate, dear partners,"”

Says a Russian missile strike killed two contractor employees and injured two plant workers, damaging production and auxiliary facilities, at a civilian enterprise, with rescue operations and damage assessments continuing.

Says two people were killed and 11 injured in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where Russian forces carried out 1,001 strikes against 45 settlements including five missile strikes on the city.

Says the enemy attacked the city and damaged a multi-story residential building, with at least 35 people injured including a five-month-old infant and a 17-year-old.

“"The enemy attacked the city. A multi-story residential building was damaged,"”

Says one of its Sargan-3000 unmanned boats, working with military intelligence, destroyed a Russian naval drone with a 12.7-mm remote weapon station, marking the first-ever battle between unmanned naval boats.

“"This is the first-ever battle between unmanned naval boats,"”

Says four ballistic missiles struck the Zaporizhstal steel plant, causing critical damage to blast furnace and open-hearth shops and energy systems, that the plant made only civilian products, and that the scale of destruction grows with every strike.

“"The scale of the destruction is increasing with every strike,"”

States that the strike on Zaporizhstal was the third ballistic missile attack on the plant in a month and caused critical damage, following earlier strikes on Aug. 11 and Aug. 27 that had already halted production.

Says the attack on Volyn lasted more than four hours with more than 10 Russian UAVs entering the region, that most targeted the Kovel community, and that five people were injured with no deaths.

Says Russian attacks caused power outages in parts of Dubno and the Rivne district and destroyed an unspecified enterprise in Sarny district, with no casualties and energy crews restoring electricity.

Says two people were killed and at least 22 others injured, including a child, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with one killed and 19 injured in Dnipro and another death in Kryvyi Rih.

Says four people were killed and five injured in Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast over the past day, with deaths in Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Yasnohirka.

Says a 32-year-old man was killed in an attack on Kharkiv and a 19-year-old was injured elsewhere in the region as Russian forces struck Kharkiv and seven other settlements with guided aerial bombs and drones.

States that a Russian missile strike killed two contractor employees and injured two plant workers, damaged production and auxiliary facilities, and that specialists are assessing the damage and possible recovery timelines at the civilian mining and metallurgical enterprise.

Says Zaporizhstal produced pig iron and steel for civilian needs and hosted nothing that could make it a military target, and that the scale of destruction is increasing with every strike, with damage considered critical.

“"The scale of the destruction is increasing with every strike. It is not yet possible to fully assess it, but preliminarily we consider the damage critical."”

States that four ballistic missiles caused critical damage to Zaporizhstal's blast furnace and open-hearth shops, energy systems, internal networks and logistics infrastructure, and that the plant had not resumed production after earlier strikes.

Calls the strikes Putin's terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO.

“This is (Vladimir) Putin's terror, 'knocking' directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. Russian barbarians are at your gate, dear partners.”

Reports four people injured and 964 Russian strikes across 58 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast over the past day.

Reports that Russian forces attacked civilian infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, damaging a residential building, homes, warehouses and a children's sanatorium.

Reports that Russian drone attacks in Volyn Oblast injured at least five people.

Reports that Russian attacks caused power outages in Dubno and Rivne district and destroyed an enterprise in Sarny district.

Says Russia used rainy weather to launch gasoline-powered Shahed drones farther from the front line to make them harder to intercept.

Reports that a 71-year-old woman was killed in a Russian drone attack and energy infrastructure was targeted in Mykolaiv.

Says it struck railway infrastructure used to transport military cargo from European countries.

Says Russia deliberately struck the locomotive of the Kyiv-Warsaw train and targeted railway, energy and civilian infrastructure in western Ukraine.

After chairing an emergency meeting, warns of a coming intensification of Russian attacks that could touch Polish territory.

Calls the strikes a new escalation in the range of Russian activities, citing the explosive drone found at Leipzig airport.

“nouvelle escalade dans l’éventail des activités russes” fr

States that one drone fell near the Dorohusk-Yagodyn crossing while another hit the passenger train, and that Poland is treating the events with the utmost seriousness.

States the train ran Kyiv-Warsaw with 206 passengers aboard and would continue with more than six hours of delay.

Suggests the sea drones were launched from Ukrainian-controlled parts of Kherson Oblast or Mykolaiv and frames attacks on civilian infrastructure as tied to upcoming elections and efforts to destabilize the situation.

“На частые атаки их уже не хватает, поэтому собирают группу раз в неделю. Думаю, атаки по гражданской инфраструктуре связаны с предстоящими выборами. Все эти удары по мирным объектам, по Сочи, по Новороссийску — это они пытаются дестабилизировать ситуацию” ru

Writes that the strike is terror directly affecting the EU and NATO.

Confirms a gas station on the Polish border was damaged and that falling debris set fire to the station premises and several parked trucks.

States that there were no direct hits on the Yahodyn checkpoint and that crossing operations were suspended for safety.

Says a Russian drone hit a truck approximately 800 meters from the Polish border near the Yahodyn crossing.

States that no one was hurt on the Polish side.

States that a Russian drone struck the locomotive of the Kyiv-Warsaw train near the checkpoint, with no injuries.

Says she is considering convening the National Security Consultative Council because such incidents have become frequent and security services should weigh in.

“Да, ще обмисля този въпрос, тъй като много зачестиха тези случаи, още повече виждате, че ескалира войната и в Близкия изток, и в Украйна. И трябва и нашите служби за сигурност да се произнесат” bg

Says all hypotheses including external interference are being investigated and announces a large-scale inspection of every ammunition depot in the country.

Links the incidents in Bulgaria to warnings about alleged Russian sabotage activity in Europe, citing the Leipzig airport case.

Suggests the explosions at the Emko plant are intentional and that Bulgaria systematically fails to investigate such cases.

States the depot had passed seven inspections since the start of the year and that all similar incidents since 2011 show sabotage in Bulgaria is not an exception but part of a Europe-wide pattern.

Says its forces hit the Zaporizhstal steel maker, an Interpipe Steel complex in Dnipro and several plants in Kryvyi Rih, and that it maintained strikes on Ukrainian ports, hitting a cargo ship in Odesa it said carried goods for military use.

Says Russia has expanded the war away from the front into the economy, destroying every site that could help people cope with wartime conditions in order to kill Ukraine's economy and break its resistance.

“Basically, the Russians have expanded the war away from the front, where they have no success, into the economy, and their tactics are as basic as it gets: destroying every site that could help people cope with the conditions of war,”

Says several residential buildings were damaged and one person was injured in the Ukrainian drone attack on Tolyatti.

Says Russian forces attacked private cars, killing three people, and insists these were not military targets but ordinary civilian vehicles of people going about their business.

“These are not military targets,”

Says a Russian strike on a grocery store killed two people in the town of Zvyahel and that two gas stations and an enterprise with foreign investment were also attacked.

Says two people were killed and 11 injured in assaults on Zaporizhzhia and other localities.

Says two people were killed in overnight drone and missile attacks on Kryvyi Rih.

Says nearly 40 people were injured in attacks on Odesa that extended from overnight well into Saturday evening.

Says it hit one of Russia's largest synthetic rubber producers in Tolyatti in the Samara region, causing a fire at a plant that makes rubbers and fuel additives used in Russian missile fuel.

Says industrial facilities in the Samara region were attacked by Ukrainian drones, without specifying which or whether they were damaged.

Says the Russian drones flying into Poland might have been a mistake and expresses displeasure at the situation.

Says the drone incursion into Polish airspace is unacceptable and dangerous but that it is not yet clear whether it was deliberate or accidental.

“无人机确实是被有意发射的，但问题在于是否特意针对波兰” zh

Calls on all parties to remain calm and restrained, resolve disputes through dialogue, and observe the principles that the battlefield should not spill over and the war should not escalate.

“我们注意到波兰、俄罗斯、白俄罗斯等有关各方近日围绕无人机事件的表态和反应，呼吁各方保持冷静克制，通过对话协商妥善解决争端，避免发生误解误判，防止事态扩大升级” zh

Says Russia has no intention of striking targets in Poland and is willing to communicate with Poland over the incident.

“没有波兰领土上的目标被标记。这次事件中使用的无人机最大航程不超过700公里，物理上不可能到达波兰领土” zh

Strikes a gas station near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint and a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train locomotive close to the Polish border.

Says Russia struck the locomotive of a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train when it was two kilometers from the Polish border, and that a monitoring group warned the crew in advance so no one was hurt.

Confirms that Russia carried out strikes near the Ukrainian-Polish border.

Scrambles its aircraft as Polish air-defense and radar forces are placed at the highest state of readiness amid the air-attack threat over six Polish counties.

Calls on Zelensky to stop destroying diesel fuel in Russia, saying the strikes create a diesel shortage caused by the Russia-Ukraine war rather than the Middle East.

“«Зеленский должен сделать одну вещь: перестать уничтожать дизельное топливо в России. Он создает дефицит дизеля. Это не связано с Ближним Востоком, это происходит из-за войны России и Украины»” ru

Says Russia did not strike everything indiscriminately but began doing so after Ukrainians themselves opened "Pandora's box."

“«Российская Федерация не била по всему подряд. Стали это делать после того, как сами украинцы открыли "ящик Пандоры"»” ru

Launches drone attacks on a crossing point on the Polish-Ukrainian border, hitting a passenger train two kilometers from the frontier and setting a gas station near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing on fire.

Confirms a strike hit the locomotive of a passenger train bound for Warsaw and that the crew were warned of the threat in advance by Ukrainian authorities, so no one was injured.

Warns that new Russian provocations could target border crossings with Ukraine in other states including Poland, and says Poland and Europe must anticipate any scenario.

“Ne așteptăm la astfel de acțiuni, în special în ceea ce privește punctele de trecere a frontierei cu Ucraina din alte state, inclusiv din Polonia” ro

Provided Tusk a detailed report on the possible evolution of events in the coming months, according to the Polish Prime Minister.

Is cited as saying Moscow deliberately struck the train, says residential districts were damaged in Odesa and other parts of the country were attacked, and earlier expected talks between Kyiv, Moscow and Washington to resume.

Continues intensive strikes that hit Ukraine's rail, energy, port and residential infrastructure, including deliberately damaging a service station in the Volhynia region near the Polish border.

Says a systemic attack on the rail network is under way across the country and warns of major delays and possible passenger evacuations, with its monitoring center and staff on highest alert.

“Une attaque systémique sur le rail est en cours à travers le pays” fr

Says Russia does not exclude the possibility of resuming trilateral negotiations on settling the conflict in Ukraine, mentioning October.

“Nous n'excluons pas une telle possibilité (...). C'est-à-dire, nous ne pouvons pas exclure le mois d'octobre” fr

Says one of the drones launched by Moscow on September 13 struck near the Dorohusk-Yagodyn border crossing.

Says he hopes to be able to announce in a few weeks what the next steps of the peace effort will be, following his visit to Moscow and Kyiv.

“pouvoir annoncer dans quelques semaines quelles seront les prochaines étapes” fr

Says residential districts were damaged in several districts of Odesa and that authorities are assessing the full extent of the damage.

Reports that nearly 1,000 drones were fired at Ukraine in the past 24 hours, largely toward its western regions.

Says the train was running the Kyiv-Warsaw route with 206 passengers on board.

Warns that the coming weeks and months will see very intense Russian activity and that Poland cannot exclude the escalation touching its own territory, while hoping the worst-case scenario does not materialize.

“«Les semaines et les mois à venir seront marqués par une activité très intense de la part de la Russie, et nous ne pouvons malheureusement pas exclure que cette escalade touche également notre territoire»” fr

States that Western figures, including former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former CIA director David Petraeus, were at a station in western Ukraine shortly before Russia struck the train in the area.

Describes that staff must flee the station within one minute of every air alert and that intelligence services warned the station tops a list of possible targets.

“«Les services de renseignement préviennent les directeurs lorsqu'une attaque est envisagée. On vient de nous dire que cette station pourrait être visée, parce qu'elle figure en première position sur une liste. Bien sûr que c'est effrayant…»” fr

Confirms attacks on railway infrastructure in western Ukraine, saying the targeted objects served to transport military goods from European countries.

Accuses Moscow of deliberately attacking the train bound for Warsaw, whose locomotive caught fire, and says Russia also struck railway facilities, energy infrastructure and residential buildings.

Convenes an afternoon crisis meeting of the responsible ministers and security services in response to the strikes.

Says Putin is escalating.

“Putin eskaliert” de

Accuses Russia of systematic attacks on Ukraine's railway network and warns of possible evacuations, train delays and diversions, with its monitoring center and all staff on highest alert.

Demands tougher consequences for Moscow, saying the Russian attacks at the Polish-Ukrainian border mean Putin is carrying his terror directly to the doors of the EU and NATO.

Says Poland takes such incidents extremely seriously and that the situation is being continuously monitored.

“Wir nehmen solche Vorfälle äußerst ernst” de

Says 206 passengers were on board the train and that the Polish railway took the train over from the Ukrainian side with more than six hours' delay.

Says one drone struck about one kilometer from the Polish border and another about five kilometers away, that Polish F-16s and a reconnaissance aircraft monitored the situation, and that Polish airspace was not violated.

Describes the fire at the Polish drone manufacturer WB Electronics as deliberate sabotage, with prosecutors investigating the case as terrorism.

Reinforced its eastern flank, shifting air defense there from national to collective responsibility and conducting Operation Eastern Sentry with German, Danish and French fighter jets as well as the Baltic Sentry maritime patrols against Russia's shadow fleet.

Calls the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport a new escalation on European soil and part of a growing pattern of increasingly dangerous incidents.

“"eine neue Eskalation auf europäischem Boden"” de

Demands the confiscation of frozen Russian assets in Europe for transfer to Ukraine and tougher measures against Russia's shadow fleet as the only way to force Putin to the negotiating table.

Argues the recurring "hybrid" label lets policymakers appear de-escalatory while Europe must instead base its defense against Russia and other authoritarian regimes on a much broader whole-of-society footing and train for hybrid attacks as it does for tanks, aircraft and battalions.

“"Wenn man das Wort 'hybrid' immer wieder benutzt, dann ist das natürlich ein Stück weit eine Möglichkeit für einen politischen Entscheidungsträger, hier deeskalierend zu wirken. Der eigentliche Punkt ist aber, dass wir unsere Verteidigung gegenüber der Russischen Föderation und anderen autoritären Regimen, die mit solchen Methoden arbeiten, auf eine viel breitere gesamtgesellschaftliche Basis stellen müssen"” de

Took measures to protect critical infrastructure, including a networked "drone wall" of sensors and countermeasures to be fully operational by 2027, and its foreign ministers plan a mid-October sanctions package covering around 1,600 more persons and organizations, chiefly Russia's military-industrial complex.

States in early September that Russia is actively preparing sabotage acts against Denmark's defense industry.

Says its strikes have continued on railway infrastructure in western Ukraine used to transport military cargo from European countries.

“"Strikes have continued on railway infrastructure in the western regions of Ukraine, which are used to transport military cargo from European countries"”

Says Ukrainians are fighting every day to prevent Russian strikes from spreading further into Europe.

“"Ukrainians are fighting every day to prevent these strikes from spreading further into Europe, giving their lives and preventing the aggression from expanding"”

Warns that the coming weeks and months will be a period of very intensive Russian action, that Poland cannot rule out the escalation affecting its territory, and that allied intelligence had indicated Russia planned to disrupt, paralyse and perhaps destroy Ukrainian border crossings.

“"The coming weeks and months will be a period of very intensive actions on the Russian side"”

Says Putin is escalating.

“"Putin is escalating"”

Says he does not know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary locomotive on the Polish border, describing it as the kind of random and senseless attack Ukrainians endure every day even on civilian railways.

“"I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning. What we can say for sure is that this is the kind of random and senseless attack Ukrainians are enduring every day – even on civilian railways."”

Says Zelensky should stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia and go after other targets instead, because the strikes are causing a diesel shortage.

“"Let him go after targets, but not diesel fuel, because he's causing a shortage of diesel"”

Says a train carrying security advisers from European countries, Boris Johnson and David Petraeus passed through the border crossing shortly before the drone strike, and that the diplomatic train may have been the target after leaving earlier than planned due to the constant threat of Russian strikes.

“"It is quite likely that the target of this Russian drone could also have been the diplomatic train, which departed from the station earlier than planned as part of the real-time review of train schedules due to the constant threat of Russian strikes"”

Says the strikes are not just a continuation of attacks on Ukraine's state borders but Putin's terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO.

“"This is Putin's terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and Nato. Russian barbarians are at your gate, dear partners"”

Describes being evacuated from a Warsaw-bound train as it approached the Polish border and hearing Shahed drones a few hundred metres away.

“"Seeing and hearing Shahed [drones] just a few hundred metres from the border is a very unpleasant experience."”

Says Poland treats the events with the utmost seriousness, monitors the situation continuously, and that Russia is the enemy of the free world.

“"We treat these events with the utmost seriousness. The situation is being monitored continuously. Russia is the enemy of the free world."”

Scrambled at least one fighter jet in response to an alert after a perceived drone sighting prompted Lithuania to briefly close Vilnius airport.

Says Russia struck at Yahodyn on the EU and NATO doorstep just after his own team crossed there, lists sabotage, cyberattacks, explosives in logistics chains and disinformation as evidence that Russia already threatens all of Europe, and calls for military support, strengthened air defense, backing for deep strikes into Russia and tighter sanctions.

““Today, Russia struck near that very border at Yahodyn, bringing its terror right to the doorstep of the EU and NATO. Members of my own team had crossed there only shortly before,””

Reports that Polish systems detected several Geran-5 jet-powered drones over western Ukraine with one striking one kilometer from the Polish border and another five kilometers away, that F-16s, helicopters and a Saab reconnaissance aircraft monitored the airspace with no violation, and that Russia is changing tactics by launching jet-powered drones in salvos to exhaust Ukrainian air defenses.

“"Before dawn, our systems detected an attack by several Geran-5 jet-powered drones in western Ukraine. One of them struck one kilometer from the Polish border, another five kilometers away."”

Says the night's attacks show the war is happening very close to the Polish border, that every missile destroyed and drone shot down is a threat that does not fly farther, and that Russia is waging a terrorist war for which Putin bears responsibility.

“"Every missile destroyed and every drone shot down is a threat that does not fly any farther."”

Reports that Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a Russian drone storage, preparation and launch site in Donetsk, relay stations controlling Geran/Gerbera UAVs, an antenna complex, a target-tracking radar in Bryansk region and a weapons storage facility, with operations against key Russian military targets ongoing.

Confirms 19 airspace violations overnight and says it was the first time drones entered from Belarus as well as Ukraine.

Writes that the appearance of drones in Poland shows Russia is acting more decisively and that a weak response will only encourage Russia further.

Rejects the accusation that the drones were Russian as unfounded, saying no evidence shows the UAV is Russian.

“Không có bằng chứng nào cho thấy UAV này là của Nga” vi

Calls it the most serious Russian violation of European airspace since the start of the Ukraine war and says indications point to an intentional act rather than an accident.