A passenger train travelling toward Warsaw was hit during a Russian attack on Ukraine's border region, according to NU. The strike came as Poland sent fighter jets into the air in response to the Russian attack close to its border, Het Parool reported.
NOS reported that the train was struck in the Russian attacks on Ukraine, and that there were no injuries. De Telegraaf reported separately that a train carrying Boris Johnson and European officials was evacuated in Ukraine following a Russian drone attack.
Ukraine has come under what NRC described as near-constant fire, with at least nine people killed in the strikes.
The reports point to a strike that landed close enough to Polish territory to prompt Warsaw to launch aircraft, an indication of how directly the war is being felt along NATO's eastern edge. The train's destination, Warsaw, places the incident on a route linking Ukraine with the Polish capital.
The accounts differ in emphasis — NU and NOS focus on the train that was hit, while De Telegraaf describes the evacuation of a train carrying the former British prime minister and European officials after a drone attack. It was not immediately clear from the reporting whether these refer to the same train or to separate incidents.
What to watch next: whether Poland or NATO provide further details on the jets' deployment, and whether officials confirm the identity of the train and those aboard.
