Over 500 Locomotives Destroyed or Damaged by Russian Attacks, Ukraine Says
Ukraine says more than 250 locomotives were damaged or destroyed in 2026 as Russia intensifies strikes on rail infrastructure and seeks to disrupt logistics.
- On Tuesday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on international partners for urgent locomotive replacements, reporting that Russian strikes have damaged or destroyed more than 500 locomotives since the full-scale invasion began.
- A Russian strike on railway infrastructure in Volyn Oblast overnight directly hit another locomotive, marking the latest attack near the border with Poland as Moscow intensifies targeting of civilian transport networks.
- More than half of those losses occurred this year, with over 250 locomotives reportedly damaged or destroyed in 2026 alone, as Russian attacks increasingly reach deep logistics infrastructure in western Ukraine.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on September 10 that Ukrainian crossings with Poland could come under attack, following recent Russian strikes on border crossings with Moldova and Romania.
- Sybiha urged partners to provide funding and locomotives compatible with the 1,520 mm track gauge, stating, "To ensure that this vital artery continues to function, Ukraine urgently needs a replacement.
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Over 500 locomotives destroyed or damaged by Russian attacks, Ukraine says
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stressed that the country urgently needs replacements and called on Western allies to help find and finance the procurement of locomotives compatible with the 1520 mm gauge.
Russia has disabled more than 250 Ukrainian locomotives in 2026, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga said
Russia has disabled more than 250 Ukrainian locomotives in 2026, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga said.According to Sibiga, in just over 4.5 years of fighting, more than 500 locomotives were damaged and destroyed.In the photo, the shunting...
Sibiga called on partners to provide Ukraine with locomotives compatible with the 1520 mm track, after the loss of more than 500 cars due to Russian strikes.
EADaily, 15 September 2026. Kiev called on partners to give him locomotives as a matter of urgency against the background of Russian attacks on railway infrastructure, as announced by Andrei Sibiga, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on social network X.
Over 500 locomotives have been damaged or destroyed by Russian attacks: Sybiha has called on partners to provide urgent assistance with replacements
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russian strikes have damaged or completely destroyed more than 500 locomotives in Ukraine, with more than half of these losses occurring in 2026 alone. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on partners to provide urgent assistance in replacing the...
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