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Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say

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Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials sayWorldPing
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What happened

Ukrainian Railways says former British PM and David Petraeus crossed into Poland shortly before drone attack near border A train carrying Boris Johnson and the former CIA chief David Petraeus may have been the target of a Russian drone strike that hi…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:43:03 UTC.

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  1. Boris Johnson in Ukraine security scare after train hit by Russian drone

  2. Trump calls on Zelenskyy to halt Ukraine strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage

  3. Ukrainian drone evades Russian helicopter fire to strike oil tanker

  4. Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station

  5. Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say

  6. Russia strikes Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train: Ukraine, Poland

  7. Minutes after Boris Johnson, European leaders pass through, Russia strikes Ukrainian train near Poland border

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