Russian drone strikes train near Ukraine–Poland border after European officials pass through area
Passengers were evacuated after the engine of a train was hit at Yahodyn. Boris Johnson and European security officials had travelled on a different train along the same rail line.
A Russian drone struck the engine of a train at Yahodyn, near the Ukraine–Poland border, according to a BBC report citing Ukrainian authorities. Passengers were evacuated and no casualties were reported.
The incident occurred shortly after former UK prime minister Boris Johnson, Jonathan Powell and other European national security advisers travelled through the area on a different train. The officials were returning from a conference in Kyiv.
The source material does not indicate that Johnson or the other officials were on the train that was struck, or that they were targeted. It also does not provide details of the extent of the damage or the precise timing of the strike.
The BBC reported that the incident could signal an escalation in Russia’s war against Ukraine. That remains an assessment, while the source package provides no independent confirmation of Russia’s responsibility.
