Another freight train derailed after an explosion in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast near the border with Ukraine. It is the second incident of this type within a few days. However, it is still unknown who the perpetrators are.
For the second time in a short space of time, a freight train derailed after an explosion near the Russian border near Ukraine. In the Bryansk region, not far from the settlement of Belye Berega, a locomotive and around 20 wagons went off the rails “due to illegal interference in the work of railway transport”, the Russian railway RZD announced on Telegram. The train traffic on the section was stopped.
The governor of Bryansk, Alexander Bogomas, wrote of an “unknown explosive device” that had exploded. According to initial reports, no one was injured.
Accumulation of attacks by unknown persons
Attacks by unknown persons on Russian infrastructure and supply routes have increased in recent weeks. A train derailed on Monday in the same region not far from Unetscha after unknown persons blew up the rails. Last weekend, a fuel depot on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Russia, caught fire as a result of a drone attack.
Some observers suspect a connection to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and their preparation for a counter-offensive that is expected to begin soon.