Russian Drone Hits Yahodyn Train Near Poland Border After Diplomatic Train Leaves 15 Minutes Early
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Updated · NBC News · Sep 14
Russian Drone Hits Yahodyn Train Near Poland Border After Diplomatic Train Leaves 15 Minutes Early
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Sep 14
Summary
Yahodyn station near the Polish border was struck by a Russian drone shortly after a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson, Carl Bildt and EU security advisers departed ahead of schedule.
Ukrzaliznytsia said the diplomatic train was highly likely the intended target; another train carrying former CIA Director David Petraeus was still at the station when the drone hit.
No casualties were immediately reported, with Bildt saying the train behind theirs was evacuated as the drone approached and their own train received an evacuation warning.
The passengers had been returning from Kyiv's Yalta European Strategy conference, and Johnson said the strike showed the kind of attacks Ukrainians face even on civilian railways.
The hit came after another Russian drone struck a truck less than a mile from Polish territory earlier Sunday, briefly closing the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing.