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The War in Ukraine and Its Impact on Rail Transport

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10.08.2025

Russian Railways crisis threatens freight and economy

Drone strikes continue to cause major freight delays across Russia, severely affecting logistics as Russian Railways faces its worst operational crisis in over a decade.

06.06.2025

Drone Strikes Disrupt Russian Rail Freight Nationwide

Ukraine needs over $20B for railway reconstruction following the full-scale invasion.

30.05.2025

Ukraine needs $20B for railway reconstruction after the war

Railway tanks

10.05.2022

Rescuers prevented the fire of railway tanks of Severodonetsk Azot

On the evening of May 5 the occupying troops of Russia shelled the Luhansk region. This was written in Telegram by the head of the local military administration Sergey Gaidai, informs Railway Supply magazine.
Ukrainian railway workers

10.05.2022

140 Ukrainian railway workers have been killed since the beginning of war

Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion of the Russian occupation army into Ukraine, approximately 140 railway workers have been killed as a result of shelling.
Fuel delivery

09.05.2022

Poland has simplified the passage of vehicles with fuel for Ukraine

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development of Poland have reached an agreement on the abolition of permits for all carriers engaged in international transportation of fuel.
Cost of enemy wagons

09.05.2022

The total cost of enemy wagons and cargo exceeds UAH 17 billion

The Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine estimated the total cost of the wagons of the Russian Federation and Belarus, as well as the cargo in there.
Railway wheel manufacturer

09.05.2022

UK imposes sanctions against Russian manufacturer of railway wheels and rails

The British Foreign Office noted that Evraz produces most of the railway wheels for trains and almost all of the rails in Russia.
Railway bridge restoration

09.05.2022

The railway bridge was restored in the city of Irpin near Kyiv

Irpin railway bridge, destroyed during the war, was restored. It is reported by the railway railway magazine Railway Supply Today, an electric train arrived at the city station for the first time in several weeks, wrote Mayor Alexander Markushin on his telegram channel.
Damaged bridge

08.05.2022

Russian missile damaged the bridge across the Dniester Estuary

April 26, the Russian occupation troops launched a missile attack on the Odessa region. The bridge across the Dniester Estuary was damaged.
Damaged railway infrastructure

08.05.2022

Russian occupation troops damaged the railway infrastructure

On the morning of April 25, the railway infrastructure of Ukraine was subjected to a massive missile attack. In particular, three missiles damaged the railroad.
Railway grain bridge

07.05.2022

Germany plans to launch a railway “grain bridge” from Ukraine

The German government, with the help of the railway company DB Cargo, plans to organize the transportation of grain from Ukraine.
Belarusian railway partisans

07.05.2022

Belarusians think back to such a phenomenon as a “rail war”

With the beginning of the war in Ukraine, for the first time since the Second World War, Belarusians think back to such a phenomenon as a “rail war”.
Missile attack on railway station

05.05.2022

Report on the number of victims of missile attacks on railway stations in Vinnitsa region

The Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office has launched criminal proceedings on the shelling of railway stations in the Vinnytsia region by Russian troops.
Shelling of the railway

05.05.2022

The Russian occupation forces fired at the railway in the Pavlograd region again

On the night of April 23-24, the troops of the aggressor country launched missiles attacks on the railway in the Pavlograd region for the fourth time.