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Poland and Ukraine denounced an escalation after a Russian attack on a train near the border
The convoy was hit at Yahodyn station, about 2 kilometers from Poland, according to Ukrainian authorities. There were no casualties, but Warsaw, Kyiv and European leaders interpreted the incident as a sign of pressure on Western allies.
Poland and Ukraine strongly criticized the Russian attack that hit a train bound for Warsaw at Yahodyn station, about 2 kilometers from the Polish border. According to Ukrainian authorities, the impact affected the locomotive, all passengers were evacuated and no casualties were reported.
According to Euronews en español, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he expects the war to intensify in the coming weeks. In the same vein, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called on allies to step up support for Ukraine and also described the episode as an escalation.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said the attack so close to the border with Poland sought to intimidate Western countries that support Kyiv. According to El Mundo, she also said it was a message directed at the West and called for the response to be to maintain support for Ukraine and not give in to intimidation.
Shortly before the attack, another train had passed along that same line carrying senior EU officials and former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, returning from a conference in Kyiv. Euronews en español added that on another convoy stopped at the station was former CIA director David Petraeus, who told The New York Times that he heard Russian drones flying over the area and then an explosion he described as terrifying.
Russia said the target was railway infrastructure used to transport military cargo from European countries. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski accused Moscow of having deliberately attacked the locomotive.
Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Sunday in other parts of Ukraine left at least two dead in Kramatorsk. In addition, Ukrainian authorities reported 20 injured, including two children, in the port city of Odesa.
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