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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

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.
Russian military scrap metal

30.04.2022

Ukraine has already accumulated $45 million worth of Russian military scrap metal

Recycling military scrap metal is a complex process, but it will bring, in addition to ferrous, non-ferrous and precious metals.
Belarusian railway partisans

30.04.2022

Belarusian railway partisans helped thwart Russian offensive on Kyiv

In the early days of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, a lightning-fast capture of Kyiv was planned. However, railway saboteurs stepped up in the Belarusian direction, wreaking havoc on the logistics of Russian troops, writes The Washington Post.
Occupied railway station

29.04.2022

Occupants brought weapons to Ukraine through Kupyansk station

The divisions of the occupation forces of Russia replenished the stocks of material and technical means from the territory of the Russian Federation through the Kupyansk-Sortirovochny station.
Ukrainian grain

29.04.2022

Invaders put pressure on farmers and steal Ukrainian grain

In the Svatovsky district of the Luhansk region, the authorities of the so-called "LPR" are forcing farmers to start sowing.
Damage to Ukraine's infrastructure

28.04.2022

The World Bank estimated the damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure from the war at $60 billion

The World Bank Group has completed a preliminary assessment of the physical damage to Ukraine's buildings and infrastructure caused by Russia's military aggression and estimated it at about $60 billion.
Evacuation by train

27.04.2022

UZ evacuated 500 thousand people abroad

Since the beginning of the war, Ukrzaliznytsia has evacuated half a million people abroad. Most of the passengers left for Poland.
Bearing manufacturer SKF

27.04.2022

Bearing manufacturer SKF ends its operations in Russia

Swedish bearing manufacturer SKF ceases operations in Russia. This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply, citing a statement from the company.
Crimea railway

27.04.2022

The occupiers reported on the prevention of the undermining of the railway in the Crimea

On April 21, the Russian FSB reported on “preventing a terrorist attack” on a railway in Russian-occupied Crimea. This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to interfax.
Transmashholding president leaves office

27.04.2022

President of Russian Transmashholding leaves office due to sanctions

President and member of the board of directors of the largest manufacturer of rolling stock for rail transport in Russia - Transmashholding JSC - Andrey Bokarev is leaving his posts.