Railways in three regions come under Russian attack, damage reported
Kyiv • UNN
Russian drones attacked the railway in three regions, damaging railcars and an electric locomotive. Thanks to timely evacuation to shelters, no employees were injured.
The railway in three regions came under Russian attack, reported on Tuesday Oleksiy Kuleba, Vice Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territories Development, on social media, UNN reports.
Russia continues to strike our infrastructure. Once again, Ukrzaliznytsia is under attack,
According to him, "today, May 5, at around 07:30 in the Kharkiv region, an enemy UAV attacked and destroyed a railcar."
"But the main thing is that people are safe. The monitoring center worked, thanks to which the conductor moved to a mobile shelter in time. The locomotive crew was also secured. Preliminarily, there are no casualties," he noted.
"Poltava region. An enemy drone hit between the tracks next to a diesel locomotive. No casualties. A railcar was damaged, and the explosion caused a fire," Kuleba reported.
"Another Russian strike hit a station in the Dnipropetrovsk region. During the UAV attack, an electric locomotive on the tracks was damaged," the Vice Prime Minister added.
According to his data, the train had been stopped beforehand due to a drone threat. "So the workers were also warned in advance and were in a shelter. There are no casualties," he indicated.
"Even under these conditions, we protect people. The railway is operating. Traffic continues," Kuleba emphasized.