Two Russian drone strikes hit near the Polish border early on September 13, Ukrainian authorities have reported, attacks that Kyiv said was Moscow "knocking on the doors of the EU and NATO" and urged further sanctions.A Russian drone strike hit a petrol station near the Yahodyn border crossing between Poland and Ukraine early on September 13, with no casualties reported. The border crossing, in Ukraine's Volyn region, was temporarily closed but has since reopened.Also in Volyn, a Russian drone struck the locomotive of a passenger train two kilometers from the Polish border, reported Ukrainian Railways, which said a monitoring group was able to warn the train's crew of the threat in advance.Video footage showed people running from the blast at the railway station. According to Oleksandr Shevchenko, a local transportation official, a Russian UAV drone hit the locomotive of a train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw on the morning of September 13, and that no casualties were reported.
The strikes come as Russia has stepped up its attacks on civilian infrastructure across Ukraine and EU officials have warned of an escalation in Russian violations of European airspace that represents "the new normal.""Russia's barbaric strikes at the Ukraine-Poland border in Yahodyn are not just a continuation of its attacks on our state borders," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X on September 13. "This is Putin's terror 'knocking' directly on the doors of the EU and NATO. Russian barbarians are at your gate, dear partners."He urged European leaders to "throw the full weight" of sanctions against Russia."Make Moscow feel the consequences of its terror. Not just half-decisions, but uncompromising, powerful steps. Full trade embargo. Full entry bans. Full sanctions on the military-industrial complex," he wrote.
