
Seven dead after two Russian bridges collapse in regions near Ukraine
Russian officials said Sunday that seven people were killed and at least 76 others injured after two bridges collapsed in neighboring regions, derailing a freight train and a passenger train.
The incidents occurred overnight in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions, both of which border Ukraine. It was not immediately clear whether they were linked.

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