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On a Train Under Russian Attack

By Mitzi Perdue

I was on a train heading for Poland when Russian drones attacked, writes CEPA Fellow Mitzi Purdue. The strikes came shortly after a Kremlin threat to target railroads carrying foreign visitors.

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