Another railway track damaged in Russia's Bryansk region, Russian Railways say
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A railway track on the Unecha-Zhecha section in Russia's Bryansk region was damaged, there were no casualties, Russian Railways said on Sunday.
"Today at 10:52 on the Unecha-Zhecha section of the Bryansk region, during an inspection of the infrastructure by special equipment, railway workers discovered damage to the track. No one was injured. The movement of suburban and passenger trains on this section is not carried out," Moscow Railways, an affiliate of Russian Railways, said on Telegram.
At least seven people were killed and 69 injured when two bridges were blown up in separate Russian regions bordering Ukraine ahead of planned peace talks aimed at ending the three-year-old war in Ukraine, Russian officials said on Sunday.
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