US EditionDeadly Bryansk Train Derailment Follows Bridge Collapse, Officials Allege Sabotage
- On May 29 and 30, 2025, two bridges in the Kursk area of Russia near the Ukrainian border collapsed, resulting in seven fatalities and 42 injuries.
- The collapses occurred due to aging infrastructure, with the Sudzha railway bridge 50 years old and the Kurchatov road bridge from the 1960s, both unrenovated since 1990.
- The first collapse happened when a freight train crossed the Sudzha railway bridge, derailing grain cars and killing three workers, while the second occurred as a fuel truck crossed the Kurchatov road bridge, causing multiple deaths and stranding vehicles.
- Authorities reported 15 critical hospitalizations, launched criminal probes, arrested two officials, estimated repair costs at $20 million, and deployed temporary pontoon bridges to maintain supply routes.
- The series of incidents has heightened demands for a comprehensive evaluation of the country's infrastructure, prompting President Putin to mandate a review to be completed by July 2025, while local authorities pointed to structural wear as the cause without presenting proof of sabotage.
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Russian Investigators Blame Ukraine for Deadly Bridge Blasts Near Border
Russian investigators on Tuesday accused Ukraine of orchestrating the detonation of two bridges in border regions that killed at least seven people and injured more than 100 others. “It is clear that the terrorists, acting on the orders of the Kyiv regime, deliberately planned everything with maximum precision to ensure that hundreds of civilians would be caught in their attacks,” Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said.
Two bridges collapsed on the night of Saturday, 31 May, to Sunday, 1 June, in the south-west of Russia, in areas close to the Ukrainian border. The first collapse occurred at around 2240 hours in the Briansk area. The bridge collapsed on a railway track as a train passed, causing seven deaths and 66 injuries, including three children, according to the local authorities, relayed from south-west.Sunday morning, the governor of the neighbouring Kur…
At least seven dead after explosions cause two bridges to collapse in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, authorities say
At least two bridges have collapsed in Russian regions bordering Ukraine over the past 24 hours, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more, according to local authorities. In the Bryansk region, a road bridge collapsed onto a passenger train, causing it to derail. Shortly afterward, in the Kursk region, a bridge gave way as a freight train was crossing, sending it crashing onto the road below and igniting a fire. Bryansk Governor Al…
Two Railway Bridges Possibly Sabotaged in Russia
Two railway bridges collapsed in Russia. A road bridge collapsed on a train in one case. Ukrainian saboteurs could be responsible. It appears to be deliberate. However, it could be domestic terrorism. They also have shoddy infrastructure. This took place as Ukraine bombed deep within Russia, leveling massive destruction. Death and destruction that never needed […] The post Two Railway Bridges Possibly Sabotaged in Russia appeared first on www.in…
In Russia, Ukraine claims a series of attacks while its army is in great difficulty on the front. Two railway bridges have exploded, causing the derailment of several trains. But it is the attack of several Russian air bases, as far as Siberia, that caused the greatest damage. At a few hours of new talks planned tomorrow in Istanbul, Ukraine, for its part, ensures that it has been targeted by 472 Russian drones, a record since the beginning of t…
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