WorldUS lawmaker says there is a chance to settle Ukrainian crisis
US Representative Anna Paulina Luna says the war in Ukraine must end and that there is now a chance to resolve the conflict. She says she will do everything in her power to facilitate peace. Russia has repeatedly voiced support for a diplomatic settlement while saying Kyiv is not ready for negotiations.
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Tusk warns of ‘very intensive actions’ from Russia in coming monthsAfter Russian drones struck a gas station near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing and a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train near Poland’s border, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russian escalation could intensify in the coming weeks and months and might reach Polish territory. He called for maximum preparedness with allies.
Watch: Why Russian strike on train near Ukraine-Poland border could signal escalationA Russian drone hit a train at Yahodyn near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after Boris Johnson and senior European security officials had left the area. Ukrainian authorities said there were no casualties and all passengers were evacuated. The strike, which hit the engine, could signal an escalation in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the BBC reports.
- Russian drones strike gas station and passenger train near Ukraine–Poland border
Russian forces used drones to strike a gas station and a passenger train near the Yahodyn crossing, several kilometers from Poland. The station caught fire, nearby trucks burned, and two drivers were injured. A train locomotive was also hit. Ukraine’s foreign minister called the attacks “Putin’s terror” knocking on the doors of the EU and NATO. Russia said it targeted railway infrastructure used to transport military cargo from Europe.
Poland and Ukraine accuse Russia of ‘escalation’ after border train strikePoland and Ukraine accused Russia of escalation after a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train was hit just two kilometres from the Polish border, with no casualties reported. Boris Johnson and David Petraeus were nearby at the time. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow deliberately targeted the locomotive.
- 140 Ukrainian drones downed over Russian regions and Black Sea in a day, defense ministry says
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 140 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Crimea, several Russian regions and the Black Sea during the day. The areas listed were Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol and Rostov regions.
Ukraine and Poland condemn Russian strikes near border as ‘escalation’Ukraine and Poland on Sunday condemned Russian strikes near the Polish border as an “escalation” in the war. Drones hit a Warsaw-bound train and an area near a frontier checkpoint. Ukraine’s rail operator said former British prime minister Boris Johnson and former CIA director David Petraeus were at a nearby border station around the time of the strike.
- ‘Escalation is becoming a fact’: Tusk warns Russia may target Ukrainian border crossings after drone strikes
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia could intensify its operations and potentially disrupt or destroy Ukrainian border crossings after drones struck a gas station near the Yahodyn crossing and a Kyiv–Warsaw passenger train. Two people were injured at the gas station; no one on the train was hurt. Tusk said Poland might seek NATO assistance if needed.
Top Western figures at Ukrainian station as Russian drone strikes nearby trainTop Western figures were at a Ukrainian railway station when a Russian drone struck a nearby train. Security measures had been tightened after an earlier attack on the same railway line.
Russian drone strikes Kyiv-Warsaw train near Polish border amid mass attack on western UkraineA Russian drone struck the locomotive of a Kyiv–Warsaw train about 2 kilometers from the Polish border, with no passenger injuries reported. Russia also launched a large drone assault on western Ukraine, injuring at least five people in Volyn and causing power outages in neighboring Rivne. Ukraine said 453 drones and missiles were launched and most were intercepted.
Russia strikes train near Polish border after Boris Johnson and European officials passA Russian strike hit the engine of a train near Ukraine’s border with Poland shortly after former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and senior European security officials travelled along the same line. No casualties were reported. Russia said it targeted railway infrastructure in western Ukraine, while Poland’s Donald Tusk said a Russian drone struck 800m from the border.
Russia admits it is striking ‘everything and anything’ in UkraineKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow is now striking targets indiscriminately across Ukraine in response to Kyiv’s intensified attacks on Russian economic and strategic infrastructure. Russia has recently increased drone assaults, hitting energy facilities, gas stations and areas near the Polish border, while Ukraine has expanded strikes on Russian refineries and fuel depots.
MAJORRussian drone hits Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train near Polish borderA Russian drone struck a Kyiv-to-Warsaw passenger train two kilometres from the Polish border, with no casualties reported aboard. Ukraine said Russia launched more than 450 drones and missiles overnight, killing at least six people and injuring more than 40 nationwide. Ukraine’s foreign minister called it “Putin’s terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and Nato”.
