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How Ukrzaliznytsia detected a drone threat, ordered a stop and evacuated 340 passengers after a fatal locomotive strike in Odesa region.

14.08.2026

Drone warning, stop order, fatal strike: how 340 passengers were evacuated in Odesa region

Ukraine seeks a 50% Moldova grain rail tariff cut for transit to Constanța, while Moldova wants guaranteed shipment volumes.

11.08.2026

Ukraine Seeks 50% Cut in Moldova Grain Rail Tariff

Ukrainian locomotives damaged in Russian attacks

07.07.2026

Ukrainian locomotives hit in repeated Russian attacks

Missile strikes on Kremenchug refinery

16.05.2022

Russia launched four more missile strikes on the Kremenchug Oil Refinery

Explosions were also heard in the Poltava region. The Russians launched 4 missile strikes on the territory of the Kremenchug Oil Refinery.
Siemens leaves the Russian market

16.05.2022

Siemens announced that it leaves the Russian market

The corresponding statement was published today on the company's website. “The company has begun the procedure for terminating its production activities and all related business activities,” it says.
Ukrainian grain export

15.05.2022

Ukrainian grain may be smuggled out through Syria

The invaders continue to export food stolen in Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation and the occupied Crimea.
Kharkiv City Council

13.05.2022

Kharkiv City Council decided to change the names of four streets associated with Russia

The Kharkiv City Council has decided to change the names of four streets associated with Russia, informs railway magazine Railway Supply.
Stolen Ukrainian grain

13.05.2022

Ukraine blocks the sale of stolen grain

Russian occupiers export grain from the temporarily occupied territories of the South and East of Ukraine, and also try to sell grain on international markets.
Refrigerated car with the bodies of Russian soldiers

13.05.2022

Al Jazeera TV showed a refrigerated car with the bodies of Russian soldiers

Refrigerated car with the bodies of Russian soldiers.  The well-known Arabic TV channel Al Jazeera published a report showing a refrigerated car with the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine.
Railway Helps Ukraine

13.05.2022

Railway Helps Ukraine transports humanitarian cargo mainly in covered wagons

As part of the Railway Helps Ukraine project, organized by a Ukrainian business to deliver humanitarian aid from the EU countries to Ukraine, an advantage is given to covered wagons.
Pulitzer Prize

12.05.2022

Ukrainian journalists awarded the Pulitzer Prize

Ukrainian media representatives received a 2022 Pulitzer Prize Special Award for "courage, resilience, and commitment to truthful coverage" during the Russian invasion.
Deportation of Ukrainians

12.05.2022

The third train with deported Ukrainians arrived in the city of Nakhodka in the Far East

For the third time in a few days, a train with forcibly deported Ukrainians arrived in the city of Nakhodka in the Primorsky Territory of Russia, who are being taken to filtration camps.
Cargo 200 transportation

12.05.2022

Killed Russians are being transported in wagons

According to the latest estimates, the Ukrainian Warriors destroyed almost 25 000 Russian invaders. Russia refuses to collect their bodies.
Railway infrastructure

11.05.2022

Damaged railway infrastructure is not an obstacle to the supply of weapons – US Department of Defense

During a series of missile strikes on Ukrainian territory, Russian troops tried to hit critical infrastructure, but the United States is still able to transfer military assistance.
Unblocking of Ukrainian ports

11.05.2022

UN urges Russia to unblock Ukrainian ports

A full-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation into the territory of Ukraine and the blocking of Ukrainian ports is fraught with the economic collapse of agriculture in Ukraine, a country that feeds 400 million people worldwide.