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Russia's strike near Poland put Ukraine's railway lifeline in focus. But the bigger threat lies elsewhere

On Sept. 13, a Russian drone struck the locomotive of a Kyiv–Warsaw passenger train just 2 kilometers from the Polish border. The attack near Yahodyn caused no casualties, but it drew attention to one of Ukraine's most important links to the outside world amid the pressures of Russia's war — the railway. Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia said its monitoring team detected the threat early enough to evacuate the crew before the strike on the locomotive. Russia has targeted Ukraine's

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Journalism in Ukraine faces significant challenges including Russian disinformation campaigns, physical threats to reporters, and attacks on media infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. At least 79 journalists and media workers have been killed covering the war as of February 2025, according to the Institute of Mass Information.

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