It is the second such incident in as many days, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV - An explosion derailed a freight train for the second day in a row in a Russian region bordering Ukraine on Tuesday, sending both the locomotive and some cars off the tracks, authorities said.Russian officials say pro-Ukrainian sabotage groups have made multiple attacks there since“An unidentified explosive device went off near the Snezhetskaya railway station. There were no casualties,” Bryansk regional governor Alexander Bogomaz wrote on Telegram.
“As a result of the incident, a locomotive and several wagons of a freight train derailed,” he added, without saying who was responsible. Operator Russian Railways earlier said around 20 wagons had come off the track due to “unauthorised interference”.A freight train derailed around 150km to the west of Bryansk on MondayPictures of that incident shared on social media showed several tank carriages lying on their side and dark grey smoke billowing into the air. REUTERS
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