Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Russian drone targeted a railway line near the Ukrainian-Polish border shortly after Boris Johnson travelled along the route returning from Kyiv. Kremlin officials did not deny responsibility for the attack, confirming Russian forces would continue targeting infrastructure across Ukrainian territory. Ukraine's railway operator stated it was possible that the diplomatic train carrying Mr Johnson was the intended target, though no foreign officials were injured. Following the incident, Mr Johnson urged Western nations to supply Ukraine with more air defences and unfreeze billions of pounds in Russian assets to aid the country. Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha condemned the strikes near Yahodyn, describing them as Russian terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and Nato. In fullKremlin responds after Boris Johnson’s train in near miss with Russian droneMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Johnson, who was travelling in Ukraine, was said to be unharmed after the train was temporarily evacuated at about 5am following nearby drone attacks and an incident on the…

The former British prime minister was travelling back towards Poland after attending a major security conference in Kyiv when the train stopped at around 5am amid a drone alert.