Massive attacks occurred overnight in Poltava and Sumy regions, hitting a locomotive depot, power supply distance, and traction substations. An energy facility was damaged, leaving over a thousand households without electricity.
On the night of October 7, the Russian army attacked the Poltava region with drones, causing fires in administrative buildings and damaging a residential building and an outbuilding. 16 units of equipment and 64 rescuers from the State Emergency Service, as well as a fire train, were involved in eliminating the consequences.
The pre-trial investigation in the case of suspicion of MP Fedir Khrystenko of high treason and working for the Russian special services is ongoing.
In the Lviv region, the movement of suburban and regional trains may be complicated due to the increased danger of Russian missile and drone strikes. A number of suburban trains in the Stryi direction are running with delays of up to 30 minutes, and regional train No. 826 Lviv - Khmelnytskyi departed with a 30-minute delay.
Due to security concerns, a number of suburban trains in Sumy, Chernihiv, and Lviv regions will temporarily not operate. This is due to damage to rolling stock as a result of enemy shelling in Sumy region, where the railway station in Shostka was attacked on October 4.
Ukrzaliznytsia is opening a new international route Kyiv – Bucharest, tickets for which are already available. The first trip is scheduled for October 10, which is part of a plan to increase the number of tickets for international flights to the EU.
As a result of the strike on Shostka railway station, a female railway cashier and three children among the passengers were injured. Two trains were hit: the suburban Tereshchenska-Novhorod-Siverskyi and Shostka-Kyiv trains.
Russia attacked the railway station in Shostka twice, first hitting the locomotive of a suburban train, and then the electric locomotive of the Kyiv-Shostka train during evacuation. There are reports of injured passengers and railway workers, and medics are providing assistance.
President Zelenskyy reacted to the Russian drone attack on the railway station in Shostka, Sumy region. Dozens of people are known to have been injured, including Ukrzaliznytsia employees and passengers.
Recent scandals surrounding NABU indicate violations by detectives, from high treason and corruption to attempted raiding. This undermines trust in the body both in Ukraine and among international partners.
Political technologist Oleh Posternak believes that imperfect legislation and lack of effective control lead to violations by NABU detectives. He emphasizes the need for changes in legislation and the implementation of effective control to minimize abuses.
The national railway carrier "Ukrzaliznytsia" announced the restoration of its online services. This happened after an outage.
Ukrzaliznytsia reported a technical failure at the internet provider. Currently, the company's online services are unavailable, including the application for purchasing tickets and the official website. Tickets can be purchased at ticket offices.
Due to Russian shelling in Sumy region on October 2, train 143/141 Sumy, Chernihiv - Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk is delayed by 3 hours and 40 minutes. Traffic in Sumy region has been fully restored without the use of reserve locomotives.
In Odesa region, as a result of Russia's night attack, a transport infrastructure facility and a private house were damaged, and two people were injured. Power outages were recorded, with 46.6 thousand consumers remaining without electricity.
Russia launched massive strikes on Odesa, Kyiv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, and Zaporizhzhia. In Odesa, a Ukrzaliznytsia depot was shelled, a train driver was wounded, and railway infrastructure in the North was also damaged.
On Wednesday, October 1, the Russian army shelled the Sumy region, damaging infrastructure and cutting off power to sections, which led to the delay of four trains. Ukrzaliznytsia is preparing backup diesel locomotives and waiting for the all-clear to resume traffic.
Ukrzaliznytsia has completed emergency repair work on the Nizhyn direction, restoring train traffic. Passenger trains are departing with delays caused by temporary technical difficulties.
Russian troops shelled railway infrastructure in Chernihiv region for the second time in a day, causing a power outage in the Nizhyn direction. Due to this, train traffic in the Sumy and Chernihiv directions is temporarily complicated, and delays are expected.
NABU's criminal proceedings are surprising, as they mostly concern inaccurate declarations by officials or the prosecution of intermediaries and businessmen, rather than serious crimes by top officials. Former Deputy Head of the SBI, Oleksandr Babikov, points to the lack of examples of top officials being held accountable for corrupt acts.
NABU, together with the police, is once again trying to seize the assets of Ukrainian businessman Oleksiy Fedorychev, who owns two terminals in the Pivdennyi port. This is a new stage in a 10-year persecution, which, according to the businessman, is an attempt to raid his assets.
Ukrzaliznytsia reported that 11 trains are delayed after Russia's night drone attack on the railway infrastructure of Odesa region. One of them is delayed by over 5 hours.
Russian troops attacked railway infrastructure in Odesa region with drones, causing damage. There were no casualties, and train traffic has been restored.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office will appeal the decision of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) to close the case regarding the embezzlement of almost UAH 12 million at JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia". The court closed the proceedings due to the expiration of the pre-trial investigation period, which drew criticism from law enforcement.
Eight station managers of "Odesa Railway" received suspicion notices due to manipulations with wagon downtime. Their actions led to losses for "Ukrzaliznytsia" of over UAH 9 million.
After Russia's night attack, which led to power outages and infrastructure damage, 15 Ukrzaliznytsia trains are delayed. Two trains, Odesa-Dnipro and Odesa-Kryvyi Rih, are delayed by more than 5 hours.
The SBU stated that searches at "Ukrzaliznytsia" are related to abuses in freight transportation, and not to pressure on anti-corruption bodies. Investigative actions are being carried out against officials of Ukrzaliznytsia and private entrepreneurs.
The SBU is conducting investigative actions against former NABU detectives who are currently employees of Ukrzaliznytsia.
During the night, shelling caused power outages on four railway sections and damaged infrastructure. Train delays were recorded, including three services from Odesa for more than 5 hours.
Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions experienced power outages in certain areas due to Russian shelling, which led to delays for a number of trains. Passengers and crews of the Odesa-Dnipro and Odesa-Kharkiv trains are in shelters; there are no casualties.
