A Russian drone has struck a train at the Ukrainian-Polish border shortly after former prime minister Boris Johnson and senior European security officials travelled along the same railway line, according to reports by the BBC and other outlets.

The strike hit the engine of a stationary train at the Yahodyn crossing. Ukrainian authorities said all passengers had been evacuated prior to the strike, and no casualties were reported.

We previously reported that Mr Johnson was boarding a train close to the strike site at the time of the attack. It is now known that Mr Johnson, travelling alongside several European national security advisers including the UK's Jonathan Powell, had already passed through the area on a separate train on their way back from a security conference in Kyiv.

The Polish military confirmed the attack took place at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border post. The drone struck a locomotive operated by Ukrzaliznytsia, the Ukrainian state railway operator.

Responding to the incident on social media, Mr Johnson condemned the attack and praised local transport workers. "I don’t know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning," he wrote. "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."

Mr Johnson noted that 1,700 railway workers have been killed by Russian attacks since the start of the full-scale invasion, calling staff and daily passengers "absolutely heroic". He also called on Western allies to accelerate deliveries of air defence systems and release frozen Russian state funds, pointing to more than €140 billion held in Belgium and roughly £10 billion in London.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha described the strike as Russian terror "'knocking' directly on the doors of the EU and NATO". Writing on X, Mr Sybiha called on international partners to respond with full trade embargoes, comprehensive entry bans, and total sanctions against Moscow's military-industrial complex. Under international law, deliberate attacks against civilian infrastructure constitute war crimes.

The strike reflects a wider Russian strategy of hitting western border crossings. While these transit hubs sit hundreds of miles from the front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine, they remain vital supply lines for trade and humanitarian aid.

The attack also follows recent diplomatic discussions in the region. Last weekend, Donald Trump's diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv following talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Mr Zelensky reiterated his refusal to accept Russian demands to surrender the Donbas.

British foreign policy has consistently backed Ukraine's territorial defence. Marking Ukraine's 35th independence anniversary in August, Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated that "Ukraine's security is our security" and pledged sustained military and reconstruction assistance.

What we do not know yet is how transport authorities plan to adjust civilian train timetables or border security protocols following strikes so close to NATO territory. I'll be following this one — check back for updates.