The Zioneer reports that a train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior security advisers from Germany, the UK, France, and Italy was stopped near the Polish border earlier today. The halt came after a Russian drone struck a passenger train on the same railway axis. The strike, as The Zioneer previously revealed, was a targeted assassination attempt against the delegation returning from Kyiv.
The train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior European security advisers was stopped near the Polish border earlier today after a Russian drone struck a passenger train on the same railway axis, The Zioneer reports. The delegation was returning from a high-level visit to Kyiv.
The Zioneer earlier reported at 17:15 that a Russian drone hit a passenger train on the same route south of the Polish border. At 17:57, The Zioneer exclusively revealed the strike was a targeted assassination attempt against the delegation, which included Germany's top security adviser to chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz, and senior officials from the UK, Germany, France, and Italy. The intended target train was not hit.
The incident marks a significant escalation in Russian targeting of senior Western officials. No official comment on the train stoppage or security measures has been reported. The delegation's safety is not believed to have been compromised.
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