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Fortunately, there were no injuries.
Early on Sunday, 13 September, a Russian drone struck the locomotive of an international passenger train. The attack occurred in Volyn region, two kilometers from the border with Poland, Ukrzaliznytsia reported.
“The monitoring group warned the train crew about the threat in advance, thanks to which no one was harmed,” the company said.
Information about the strike on a passenger train on the border with Poland appeared around 9:50. Videos of the strike on the railway platform circulated on social networks.
Oleksandr Shevchenko, Deputy Director of Ukrzaliznytsia for passenger transportation, told the Public broadcaster that the Kyiv–Warsaw service was under attack. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Company head Oleksandr Pershotskyi said that a day of uninterrupted Russian attacks on Ukrainian railways continues — the invaders are striking at depots, stations, and rolling stock.
“All teams are on site, on duty, monitoring, responding, evacuating to safety. We are currently proceeding without injuries. Thanks to everyone who keeps the movement going despite everything,” he wrote.
As of 11, dozens of trains were delayed across the country, some by 8 to 9 hours.
Earlier, the head of the NSDC Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko confirmed the Russian drone attack on the border checkpoint with Poland, at Yagodyn. There, the drone struck a gas station. As of the morning, the automobile checkpoint did not allow traffic.
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