A Russian drone struck a train near Ukraine’s border with Poland shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several top European security advisers had passed through the same station on a different train, Ukrainian officials say.
The strike hit the train’s engine at Yahodyn, about 1.2 miles (2km) from the Polish frontier. No injuries were reported, as passengers had already been evacuated—reportedly just 15 minutes before the attack. Ukraine’s state rail operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, suggested the diplomatic train carrying Johnson and others may have been the intended target, though Russia claimed it had only struck “railway infrastructure.”
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, who was also returning from a security conference in Kyiv, said his train briefly received evacuation orders before being cleared to continue safely into Poland. Former CIA Director David Petraeus was reportedly on another train at the same station during the strike.
Johnson condemned the attack on social media, calling it further evidence of Russia’s “random and senseless” assaults on civilians and urging allies to speed up air defense support for Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the strike a form of Russian “terror” reaching toward EU and NATO borders, demanding tougher sanctions. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened an emergency meeting, warning that Russian aggression was edging closer to Poland’s territory.
Read the full BBC report for more details on the incident and reactions from European leaders.
Source: Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station (feeds.bbci.co.uk). English version produced with AI assistance.
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