Train carrying former British PM and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say

Train carrying former British PM and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say

The Guardian reports:

A train carrying Boris Johnson and the former CIA chief David Petraeus may have been the target of a Russian drone strike that hit a train engine near the Poland-Ukraine border, according to Ukrainian Railways.

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, described the attack as “Putin’s terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and Nato”.

Overnight attacks across Ukraine involving more than 450 Russian drones and missiles killed at least six people and injured more than 40. Ukraine’s air force said it had intercepted 405 drones and four missiles.

Western Ukraine, which is typically quieter than Kyiv or the eastern frontline zones, was particularly badly hit.

The strikes prompted air-raid warnings in Poland, which shares a border with western Ukraine. [Continue reading…]

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