Russia Strikes Railway Facility Near Polish Border; Ukraine Asks If EU and NATO Are Targeted

Russia has carried out airstrikes on railway facilities in western Ukraine near the Polish border.

In a statement released yesterday, local time (September 13), the Russian Defense Ministry said, "We struck railway infrastructure facilities in western Ukraine that transport military cargo from European nations."

The Russian Defense Ministry added that it also targeted a military logistics center and substations in Odesa, as well as a substation in Mykolaiv, using air-launched precision-guided weapons and attack drones.

In connection with this, the Ukrainian daily Kyiv Post reported that, according to Ukrainian authorities, the Volyn region—located just 2 kilometers from the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing connecting Ukraine and Poland—was struck on the same morning.

Due to the impact of the airstrike, the locomotive of a passenger train heading to Warsaw was damaged, and a fire broke out at a gas station, spreading to cargo trucks.

Although the border checkpoint facilities did not sustain direct damage, operations at the checkpoint were suspended while an air raid siren was in effect, prompting travelers to evacuate.

Railway infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the northwestern city of Lutsk had also been targeted by Russian airstrikes the previous day.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned the attack, stating, "Putin's terror has directly targeted the doors of the European Union and NATO," and adding, "Russian barbarians have reached your doorstep."

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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