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Russian forces attacked a Ukrainian passenger train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials left the station. The strike highlighted ongoing risks to civilian infrastructure in the war.
Russian forces attacked a Ukrainian passenger train shortly after Boris Johnson and a delegation of top European officials departed the station. The strike on civilian infrastructure, timed immediately after high-profile visitors left, killed and wounded civilians aboard.
The timing suggests Russia was either tracking the delegation's movements or was prepared to strike the moment the political symbolism of the visit ended. Either way, it demonstrates Russia's willingness to target civilian transport infrastructure specifically to send a message. The attack underscores the real danger European leaders face when visiting Ukraine, and also that civilian infrastructure remains fair game in Russia's calculus of the conflict.
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