NATO Vows Greater Ukraine Support After Russian Drone Strikes Near Polish Border

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has promised further backing for Ukraine following Russian drone strikes that landed close to Poland's border. He said on Monday that the 32-member alliance would not be discouraged from supporting Kyiv in its war against Russia, and confirmed NATO would strengthen its own defences along the alliance's eastern flank.

Rutte's remarks came after Poland announced it would tighten security along its frontier with Ukraine. On Sunday, Russian drones struck a train near a crossing point on the Ukraine-Poland border, with a second strike hitting close to another border crossing.

According to Ukraine's state railway operator, the train had been hit only minutes after a diplomatic delegation—including former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt—had passed through the same station.

Speaking from NATO headquarters in Brussels, Rutte said the strikes near NATO territory reflected growing recklessness and desperation from Moscow, describing them as an attempt to spread fear.

Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the Polish army had recovered a suspected Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near the village of Jaroslawiec.

The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said the strikes appeared designed to intimidate Western nations into reducing their support for Ukraine, adding that Europe needed to demonstrate continued solidarity with Kyiv without giving in to fear.

Asked about the train strike, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian forces were conducting operations throughout Ukrainian territory and would continue to do so.