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Boris Johnson's Train Was Minutes Ahead of Russian Drone Strike on Kyiv-Warsaw Service

Boris Johnson’s diplomatic train left Yahodyn minutes before a Russian drone struck the Kyiv-Warsaw rail line just 2km from Poland (Credit: President Of Ukraine from Україна Flickr Acct/Wikimedia Commons)

A special diplomatic train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson left a Ukrainian railway station only minutes before a Russian drone struck a passenger train locomotive on the Kyiv‑Warsaw line, according to Ukrainian Railways.

The incident happened on 13 September 2026 near Yahodyn, close to the Polish border. Johnson was travelling with a European delegation after attending the Yalta European Strategy conference in Kyiv.

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