US EditionUkraine claims two train attacks in Russia
- Two trains derailed in Russia's Leningrad region on September 14, killing a train driver and disrupting rail traffic while an explosion killed three Russian officers in Oryol region the previous day.
- On September 13 and 14, Ukrainian special forces carried out coordinated sabotage missions targeting critical railway supply lines that support Russian military operations near Oryol and within the Leningrad area, resulting in derailments and an explosion.
- Ukrainian military intelligence acknowledged carrying out two sabotage operations but denied involvement in the train accident in the Leningrad region that resulted in the driver's death.
- The attack near Mshinskaya destroyed 15 empty fuel tankers, and Kyiv said these strikes on crucial supply routes will cause Russia significant logistical difficulties.
- Russian authorities are investigating possible sabotage while recovery efforts continue, as the rail network remains vital for transporting troops and fuel since Russia's 2022 offensive began.
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The Russian railway network has been affected several times by discharges, explosions and fires, which the authorities assign to Ukrainian sabotage
Ukrainian intelligence claims responsibility for two explosions on Russian railway tracks
The Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate and Special Operations Forces were behind railway explosions in Russia’s Oryol and Leningrad regions over the weekend, RBC-Ukraine and Hromadske reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence sources. According to the sources, Ukrainian forces planted mines along the railway between the towns of Maloarkhangelsk and Glazunovka in the Oryol region. The explosives were reported by railway workers, and…
Three Russian National Guard officers have been killed after two trains derailed in a Ukrainian sabotage attack. An explosive device exploded on a section of railway tracks in Russia's western Oryol region late Saturday, governor Andrei Klychkov said, foreign media reported, according to Telegraph. On Sunday morning, two trains in separate parts of Russia's western Leningrad region derailed, leaving a train driver dead and disrupting rail traffi…
Kiev, Ukraine. Ukraine carried out two sabotage operations this weekend against the Russian railway network, which left at least three dead, a source of Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) reported on Sunday.In a message transmitted to AFP, this anonymous source stated that the GUR, in cooperation with army units, carried out Saturday's attack in the Russian region of Oriol, as well as another on Sunday in the Leningrad region.Two trains derai…
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