Russia struck train near Poland border shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials passed through
A Russian strike hit a train engine near the Polish border shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials traveled on the same line. No casualties were reported, but the incident has prompted renewed calls for increased air defense support for Ukraine.
Why it matters
The proximity of the strike to the Polish border and the presence of high-profile international figures highlights the escalating risks to transport infrastructure in the ongoing conflict.
Image source, Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Image caption, Johnson, seen here at a book fair in Lviv last week, was on the train alongside top European security officials
A Russian strike has hit a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other top European officials had passed through.
No casualties were reported after the Russian strike, which hit the train's engine.
Johnson and some of Europe's most senior security advisers, including the UK's Jonathan Powell, had passed along the same line on their way back from a conference in the capital, Kyiv.
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