Russian Geran-5 Drone Hits Train Locomotive Near Polish Border With Petraeus Aboard
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 14
Russian Geran-5 Drone Hits Train Locomotive Near Polish Border With Petraeus Aboard
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 14
Summary
A Russian Geran-5 drone struck the locomotive of a stationary passenger train at Yahodyn, less than a mile from Poland, after repeated evacuations of passengers including former CIA director David Petraeus.
Three evacuation orders came as drones swarmed western Ukraine; an earlier blast hit a nearby gas station, and former CIA officer Ralph Goff said the jet-powered drone is hard for Ukraine to intercept without Patriot missiles.
Petraeus called the strike an escalation aimed at deterring foreign officials from visiting Kyiv after the Yalta European Strategy conference and undermining diplomatic backing for Ukraine.
Boris Johnson, traveling on a different train, said the attack showed the daily threat to civilian railways and renewed calls to send more air defenses and redirect more than €140 billion in frozen Russian cash to Ukraine.