Ex-CIA boss was at Ukrainian station when Russian drone struck train
Ukraine,Ukraine War,Russia,Drones,Volodymyr Zelensky,Eastern Europe,Europe,Poland,European Union,NATO,Sweden,Germany,United Kingdom,CIA
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Former US CIA director David Petraeus was at a Ukrainian train station at the very moment a Russian drone struck a passenger train on Sunday, shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other foreign dignitaries had passed through.
Kyiv framed the attack as evidence of the increased threat Russia's Vladimir Putin poses to Europe, with Ukraine's rail operator saying it was "quite likely" a targeted attack.
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