The occupiers have commenced the construction of a railway intended to connect Rostov-on-Don and the occupied Crimea, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Russian occupiers have initiated the construction of a railway.

The track is planned to pass through the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhia Oblast. This was announced by the so-called governor of Zaporizhia Oblast, Evgeny Balitsky.

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“The second project, the construction of which has already begun from the Donetsk side, is a railway that will run from Akimovka to Rostov via Berdiansk and Mariupol. This project is already underway. Akimovka, located to the southwest of Melitopol, is the railway junction from which construction will commence. By building a railway branch, even one track, without electric traction, even if it’s diesel-powered, we will solve the military’s task,” said the ‘official.’

It is anticipated that this railway line will be used to transport grain, iron ore, scrap metal, coal, and more.

After all, transporting goods via the Crimean Bridge is not only distant but is currently considered a high-risk location.

As previously reported, the occupiers intend to connect Mariupol with Rostov-on-Don by rail.

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