Boris Johnson Narrowly Escapes Drone Attack in Ukraine
Ukrainian rail officials said 1 drone may have targeted Boris Johnson’s train, but the strike hit an engine and no one was hurt.
- On Sunday, a Russian drone struck a passenger train at Yahodyn station near the Polish border, shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had departed the area, with no casualties reported.
- Russia's Defense Ministry stated its forces targeted "railway infrastructure facilities in western Ukraine that are used to transport military cargoes from European countries," as both sides intensified long-distance strikes near the border in recent weeks.
- Former CIA Director David Petraeus, present at the station during the strike, described it as "terrifying," while Johnson condemned the "random and senseless" attack, noting Putin is responsible for 1,700 Ukrainian Railways staff deaths.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned "Putin's terror is literally knocking at the door of the European Union and NATO," while Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski stated the strikes affect the "safety of my countrymen."
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland chaired an emergency meeting in Warsaw, warning he expects Russia to escalate the war "in the coming weeks" and cannot exclude strikes affecting Polish territory.
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Poland, Ukraine denounce Russian strikes near border
Poland and Ukraine denounced Russian strikes close to the Polish border that hit a Warsaw-bound train near a frontier checkpoint just after another train carrying several EU officials and former British prime minister Boris Johnson passed through.
A passenger train hit by a drone shortly after another train with European diplomats who were at a conference in Kiev passed by.
War in Ukraine: a Train Targeted by a Strike, Boris Johnson and an Ex-CIA Boss Escaped Him Beautiful
A Russian drone damaged a Kiev-Warsaw train near the Polish border, shortly after the passage of a convoy carrying European and American personalities.
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Boris Johnson narrowly escapes drone attack - as Russia accused of 'escalation'
The former UK prime minister was on a night rail service from Kyiv to Poland when the train behind the one he was travelling on was attacked by a drone.
Security scare for Ex-CIA boss and former British PM as Russia strikes Ukrainian train
Former US CIA director David Petraeus was at a Ukrainian train station at the very moment a Russian drone struck a passenger train on Sunday, shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other foreign dignitaries had passed through.
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