{"id":"0c8709bf-467e-48ed-a794-30ca96035ffd","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3367370/senior-western-figures-ukraine-station-russia-train-strike-rail-operator-says","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Senior Western figures at Ukraine station before Russia train strike, rail operator says","plainHeadline":"Western figures were at Yagodyn station shortly before a strike hit a train","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Ukraine's rail operator confirmed top Western figures were at Yagodyn station before the attack.","Among those on board were former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-CIA Director David Petraeus.","A Warsaw-bound locomotive was hit; passengers were evacuated and no one was harmed.","Poland reported a drone strike nearby, with Polish airspace not violated.","Ukrainian officials called for tougher consequences on Moscow amid the attacks."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-13T17:35:57.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-13T17:52:35.325Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/37fad7f4-8ec4-46ae-a5cc-bbd1f031f4b6","storyId":"37fad7f4-8ec4-46ae-a5cc-bbd1f031f4b6","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/14/f98204e2-fff5-4e3d-a080-b0367468223a_9d2e3c15.jpg?itok=vB0LceBT&v=1789320784","author":"Agencies","dek":"Ukraine’s state railway operator said top Western figures – including former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and ex-CIA director David Petraeus – were at a west Ukrainian railway station just before Russia struck a Warsaw-bound train there."}