Russian drone strike damages Yahodyn checkpoint building near Polish border

Iryna Kutielieva, Alona Mazurenko — 28 September, 19:58
Russian drone strike damages Yahodyn checkpoint building near Polish border
The Yahodyn border crossing. Stock photo: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

A Russian jet-powered drone strike on the Yahodyn border crossing with Poland has damaged the checkpoint building at the entrance to the terminal.

Source: Roman Romaniuk, Head of Volyn Oblast Military Administration, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Romaniuk reported a strike near the border with Poland in the village of Starovoitove, at the Yahodyn border crossing in the Kovel district.

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"The blast wave damaged the checkpoint building at the entrance to the terminal. No reports of injuries or fatalities have been received," he said.

Background:

  • In the second half of the day on 28 September, it became known that Polish military aircraft had been deployed in response to Russian drone attacks on Ukraine.
  • The airports in Rzeszów and Lublin had suspended operations.
  • Later, it was reported that a Russian drone had struck near the Yahodyn border crossing in Volyn Oblast on the border with Poland.

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