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

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Boris Johnson has been caught up in a security scare in Ukraine after a train behind the one he was travelling in was hit by a Russian drone, reports say.

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  • Reported by Sky News and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:22:00 UTC.

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  1. Russians seek answers over hundreds missing after Ukraine's 2024 incursion

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

  3. Trump says Ukraine needs to stop targeting Russian refineries

  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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