Published September 14th, 2026 - 07:28 GMT
ALBAWABA - A Russian drone attack hit a passenger train in Ukraine on Sunday, at the moment when former U.S. CIA director David Petraeus was inside a passenger train at a Ukrainian train station.According to CNN, the former American CIA director was at Yagodyn station in Ukraine, near the border with Poland, when a drone from Moscow struck the train station. Moments before that, ex-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other foreign officials were passing inside another diplomatic train and right after they reached Poland, a Russian drone hit the passenger train.Former CIA Director David Petraeus was at Yahodyn station when a Russian drone struck the locomotive of a nearby train, minutes after a diplomatic train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had departed early👇Read more here:…— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) September 14, 2026 Kyiv said that the attack poses a direct threat by Russian leader Vladimir Putin against Europe. In addition, Ukraine's rail operator revealed it was "quite likely" a targeted attack.In detail, the train, heading from Kyiv to Poland, was forced to leave early from Yagodyn station, which is about two kilometers from the Polish border, due to the "constant threat of Russian strikes," Ukrainian Railways announced Sunday."This is Putin’s terror 'knocking' directly on the doors of the EU and NATO," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha revealed as he condemned Russian attacks on the Yahodyn border crossing point.On the other hand, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian military has been targeting "railway infrastructure facilities in western Ukraine that are used to transport military cargoes from European countries," according to state news agency TASS.
