With airspace closed and missiles flying, visiting Kyiv typically means 10 hours on bumpy tracks — even for presidents, prime ...

At the train station in the eastern Ukrainian city ... As we weave past the protruding feet that line the stuffy sleeper carriage, it becomes clear this isn't just a route to the battlefield.

Yet she adds that trains are simply more enjoyable, especially sleeper services. "It's so much more fun," says Ms Senninger. "You meet more people, and you more have interesting conversations." ...

Mr Blinken arrived by sleeper train, rolling into Kyiv after a nine ... hub bringing defence supplies and humanitarian aid into Ukraine. The airfield's perimeter bristles with US Patriot missile ...

He also said that Ukraine is getting "closer to Nato ... Ukrainian capital on Tuesday after a nine-hour journey via sleeper train from the Polish border. His visit comes as the country struggles ...