Ex-CIA boss was at Ukrainian station when Russian drone struck train
Ukraine’s rail operator said the drone likely targeted a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson and other leaders, and no one was hurt.
- On Sunday, a Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other foreign dignitaries departed Yahodyn station.
- Ukrainian Railways said the diplomatic train departed early to avoid the "constant threat of Russian strikes," noting it is "quite likely" the drone deliberately targeted the officials.
- Former CIA Director David Petraeus was on a separate train at the station during the attack, while Russia also struck a nearby gas station, briefly closing the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing.
- Condemning the "random and senseless attack," Johnson asked "what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive," while British Defense Minister Wes Streeting called strikes near the border a "stark reminder" of the threat to European security.
- Russia has increased attacks near Yahodyn in recent weeks, a critical pathway for Western military aid, as Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned the strikes are "knocking" directly on NATO doors.
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Kiev, 14 Sep. (askanews) - The tension remains high at the Ukrainian border with Poland, after the Russian forces hit a passenger train heading to Warsaw, just two kilometers from Polish territory. The train crew had been warned in advance of the threat by the Ukrainian authorities and no one was injured. Even passengers of a private train on which European and American officials were traveling back from a conference in Kiev including the former…
Ukraine denounced a 'systematic attack' on its rail network while Poland, a NATO member, said it felt 'escalation' from Russia after a drone hit a passenger train on Sunday. Another train carrying European and American dignitaries had just left the targeted station.
Former CIA director David Petraeus was on a train at Ukraine's Yahodyn station when a Russian drone struck a passenger train on Sunday. The attack happened shortly after a diplomatic train with former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had passed from the same station.The diplomatic train had earlier left for Poland due to the threat of Russian attacks and had crossed the border before the hit.Meanwhile, the train …
Ex-CIA chief caught in Russian drone strike near Polish border as Kyiv suspects officials' trains were targeted
Ukrainian Railways said it was "quite likely" the drone had deliberately targeted the officials' train, though it said it was still clarifying details. Russian drones also struck a nearby gas station
Former US CIA Director David Petraeus was at a Ukrainian train station when a Russian drone struck a passenger train on Sunday, just after a diplomatic train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other foreign officials passed through the station.
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