Strike near the Ukrainian-Polish border: railway infrastructure hit in Yagodina, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry demands 'full sanctions' from allies

On the morning of September 13, 2026, Russia carried out a strike near the Ukrainian-Polish border in the Yagodina area. This was announced by the Head of Ukraine's Foreign Ministry, Andriy Sybiha, in his post on the social network X, as reported by RBC-Ukraine. The incident occurred against the backdrop of a massive aerial attack that Russia was carrying out on Ukrainian territory during the night of September 13.

Strike at the 'gates of the EU and NATO' and a call for decisive sanctions

Commenting on the incident, Sybiha described what happened as 'Putin's terror, which is knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO,' and appealed to European partners not to delay and to stop Russia 'before it is too late.' The diplomat urged allies to apply the full force of sanctions against Vladimir Putin's regime, emphasizing that Moscow needs to 'feel the consequences of its terror.' In his words, what is needed is 'not half-measures, but decisive and powerful steps': a full trade embargo, a full entry ban, and full sanctions against the military-industrial complex. 'Putin must understand that his barbarism will meet a decisive response that will raise the price of war for him to an unacceptable level. This is the only way to stop him,' concluded the head of Ukraine's Foreign Ministry.

What exactly was hit: railway infrastructure

Andriy Demchenko, spokesperson for the State Border Service of Ukraine, clarified the details of the strike in a comment to RBC-Ukraine: Russian munitions did not hit the 'Yahodyn' border crossing point on the Ukrainian-Polish border directly. According to him, the crossing point is currently operating in normal mode, while the enemy hit the railway infrastructure; all the consequences of the attack were being clarified at the time of publication. In turn, 'Ukrzaliznytsia' reported that in Volyn, near the Ukrainian-Polish border, a Russian drone attacked the locomotive of a train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw. The attack occurred when the train was approximately two kilometers from the border with Poland.

Contradictory data

Social networks initially spread information that the strike was carried out directly on the 'Yahodyn' border crossing point. However, Border Service spokesperson Andriy Demchenko officially refuted this version, stating that the crossing point itself was not damaged and is functioning in normal mode, while the target of the strike was the railway infrastructure. Thus, there is a discrepancy between the early reports on social networks and the official clarification from the border guards: the confirmed fact is the hit to the railway infrastructure near the border, while the version of a strike on the crossing point itself has been refuted.

Context: massive nighttime attack

The strike in the Yagodina area became part of a broader massive attack that Russia carried out on Ukraine during the night of September 13. According to data published following the aerial assault, air defense forces neutralized a significant number of targets. The incident at the border with Poland, according to Kyiv's assessments, acquires particular significance due to its proximity to NATO and EU territory, which, as Sybiha stated, should become an additional argument for tightening sanctions pressure on Moscow.