Ex-CIA boss was at Ukrainian station when Russian drone struck train
Ukraine’s rail operator said the drone was likely aimed at a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson and other foreign officials.
- 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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Firefighters fight fire by train of passengers hit by Russian drone in railway station on September 13, 2026. Volyn Emergency Service via Reuters A Russian drone hit a railway station on the border between Ukraine and Poland on Sunday (13) moments after passing a train carrying high-level European diplomatic authorities. ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 on the WhatsApp The project hit a train at the Ukrainian station of Yahodyn,…
Kiev. A Russian drone struck yesterday against a passenger train on the Ukrainian border with Poland, a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), shortly after former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and other European diplomats used the same line. On another railway, located at that line station when the attack occurred, was former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) David Petraeus.
A Russian drone targeted a train near the Ukrainian border with Poland. Significantly, passengers were ordered to evacuate just 15 minutes before the attack. The attack occurred shortly after Boris Johnson and other diplomats had left the station.
Russian Drone Hits Train Near Ukraine-Poland Border After European Officials Pass
A Russian drone struck a passenger train near Ukraine’s border with Poland on Sunday, shortly after a separate train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had passed through the area, Ukrainian railway authorities. The drone struck a locomotive at Yahodyn, about 2 kilometers from the Polish border. No casualties were […]
Russia hits train near Ukraine border soon after Boris Johnson, other dignitaries pass
KYIV, Ukraine (AP): A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border on Sunday shortly after senior visiting officials – including the former prime ministers of the United Kingdom and Sweden – passed through, Ukraine’s state rail operator said. According to Ukrzaliznytsia, a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson, Carl Bildt and security advisers from several European Union states had purposely left the station at Yahodyn ahead of…
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