Moments of apprehension were experienced by the 110 Italian activists of the European Nonviolent Action Movement (MEAN) who were traveling by train from Kyiv to the Polish border. The convoy, which was transporting participants from the tenth MEAN mission home, was involved in a violent Russian attack on the Lviv region. About three hours into the journey, near Zhytomyr, the train came under heavy shelling. Explosions and artillery fire were also heard in the Lviv area, where the raid targeted civilian infrastructure and areas near the railway track. Among the passengers was a journalist from the Sir news agency. The convoy was allowed to continue its route and arrived safely at the Polish border. The peace activists, who are members of 35 organizations including Catholic Action, Agesci, Anci, Masci, MoVI, Base Italia, Fondazione Gariwo, and Progetto Sud, are currently receiving assistance from the Italian Embassy in Warsaw and are ready to return to Italy from Krakow. The MEAN mission made a stop in Kharkiv, where it engaged in discussions with Ukrainian civil society to foster collaboration and provide assistance for initiatives that benefited the most heavily impacted communities. In the city, just a few kilometers from the Russian border, activists joined the Apostolic Nuncio and officials from the Catholic, Greek Catholic, and Orthodox churches for an interfaith prayer in memory of the conflict's victims. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stated on X that "all Italian peace activists are well and safe in Poland," and thanked "the Ukrainian people, heroic and friendly to Italy, for their assistance".