In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Ukrzaliznytsia Railway Company Press Office, a locomotive damaged in a Russian drone attack is seen at Yahodyn railway station near Ukraine's border with Poland, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. Ukrainian Ukrzaliznytsia Railway/via AP hide caption

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border on Sunday shortly after senior visiting officials — including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden -- passed through, Ukraine's state rail operator mentioned.

Based on to Ukrzaliznytsia, a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson, Carl Bildt and security advisers from various European Union states had purposely left the station at Yahodyn ahead of schedule. The visitors were on their way back from a security conference in Kyiv.

In a related development, "It is highly probable that the Russian drone 's intended target was in fact the diplomatic train, which had departed the station earlier than scheduled," the company noted in a Telegram post.

Bildt, the former Swedish PM, shared a video on X of the attack at Yahodyn station, near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing with Poland.

"This wasn't our train, but the one just minutes after us by the Polish border crossing," Bildt expressed. "It was evacuated as the Russian drone approached and no one was hurt. Very good safety system. Our train just had an evacuation warning."

Furthermore, bildt, Johnson and fellow passengers had been in Kyiv for the Yalta European Strategy conference, which is an annual gathering of leaders and experts across politics, business, security and media.

Another train, with former CIA Director David Petraeus on board, was still at Yahodyn station when the drone struck, as stated by to Ukrzaliznytsia.

There were no immediate reports of casualties on any of the trains.

Additionally, ukrzaliznytsia mentioned it "constantly adjusts train schedules" to guard against strikes.

"I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning," Johnson wrote in a post on X.

"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," he added.

It is worth noting that earlier on Sunday, a Russian drone hit a truck less than a mile from Polish territory, based on to border guards, forcing the temporary closure of the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing.

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