In the Zaporozhye region, a bridge was blown up under a train going to the ATO zone
Zaporozhye, January 20 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – In the Zaporozhye region, unknown persons blew up a bridge under a freight train that was traveling to Volnovakha.
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As the press service of the regional prosecutor's office reported, the emergency occurred near the village of Kuznetsovka.
“So, at approximately 15:20, a bridge exploded under a freight train that was moving to Volnovakha. Some of the cars derailed as a result of the explosion,” the report said.
The press service of the prosecutor's office stated that the incident occurred on the stretch between the settlements of Rozovka and Kamysh-Zarya. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties. The route is now closed.
At the moment, law enforcement agencies and the Security Service of Ukraine are working at the scene.
In turn, Ukrzalizitsy said that the train driver applied emergency braking, which caused the locomotive and 20 cars to derail. The locomotive crew was not injured.
Train traffic on the Kamysh-Zarya – Rozovka section has been stopped.
In addition, the following trains will run on the changed route to Berdyansk: No. 584/583 Kyiv - Sartana - from Kyiv via Kamysh-Zarya; No. 70/69 Lvov - Sartana - without calling at Kamysh-Zarya; No. 522/521 Kharkov - Sartana - from Kharkov on January 21 via Kamysh-Zarya.
As PolitNavigator reported, earlier railway explosions were recorded in Mariupol, Kharkov and Odessa.
A bridge was blown up under a train heading to the ATO zone in the Zaporizhzhia region.