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Damage, disruptions reported following explosion on train tracks in Russia's Voronezh Oblast, official claims
An explosion on a rail line in Russia's Voronezh Oblast on June 5 caused damage to the track and disrupted train travel along the line, regional Governor Alexander Gusev claimed. The explosion occurred in a remote area between the communities of Yevdakovo and Saguny in Voronezh Oblast. Gusev claimed that no one was injured in the explosion that immediately disrupted the travel of at least 19 passenger and commercial trains. The explosions was allegedly caused by an improvised explosive device. The Kyiv Independent cannot verify claims made by Russian officials. The full extent of the damage was not immediately clear. Russian officials have not yet laid blame publicly as to the cause of the explosion. Ukraine's intelligence agencies as well as Ukrainian partisan movements have previously been involved in sabotage attacks on Russian railways, disrupting the transport of military cargo toward the front line. Neither the Ukrainian military nor the partisan movement Atesh commented on the alleged attack. Ukraine's Military Intelligence Agency (HUR) said Ukrainian drone operators destroyed three Russian fuel tanks during a strike on a train moving through occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on May 24. Overnight on May 31, following the collapse of an overhead road bridge, a train derailed in Russia's Bryansk Oblast killing seven people and injuring 69. Voronezh Oblast neighbors Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast and is often used as a launch point for Russia's attack on the front line as well as the city of Kharkiv. Read also: Russia plans to produce 2 million FPV drones in 2025, Ukrainian intelligence says We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
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6 days ago
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Russian military freight train blown up en route to Crimea, Ukraine's HUR claims
A Russian military train carrying fuel and food was blown up overnight on June 1 near Melitopol, according to Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR). "The Muscovites' key logistical artery on the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Crimea has been destroyed," HUR's statement said. The agency stopped short of claiming responsibility for blowing up the Russian train station in southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, but said "the fight against the military logistics of the Russian occupiers continues." HUR's statement further noted heightened Russian searches and stricter checkpoints in the region as Russian forces seek to find those responsible. It was a bad night for Russian railways. A train derailed in Bryansk Oblast, which borders Ukraine to the North, after a road bridge collapsed, killing at least seven people and injuring 69 others. Preliminary reports suggest that explosions were heard in the Vygonichsky district of Bryansk Oblast ahead of the impact, and Moscow Railways, a subsidiary of state-run Russian Railways, claimed that the bridge collapsed due to the "unlawful interference in transport operations." No further information was provided as to the cause of the bridge collapse, and the full extent of the damage was not immediately clear. And the Ukrainian partisan group Atesh claimed to have sabotaged a railway in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Read also: As 50,000 Russian troops amass, Ukraine's Sumy Oblast braces for potential large-scale offensive We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
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6 days ago
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Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway in Russia-occupied Donetsk Oblast, group claims
The Atesh partisan group sabotaged a railway in occupied Donetsk Oblast, disrupting Russian logistics, the group claimed in a Telegram post on June 1. Operatives with the group destroyed a relay box on the new Volnovakha-Mariupol railway, which was recently built by occupying Russian forces. As a result, the railway signalling and traffic control system was disrupted, Atesh said. The impacted railway has been reportedly used by Russian forces to deliver fuel, equipment, and ammunition directly to the frontline. The Volnovakha-Mariupol railway connects occupied Donetsk oblast to Taganrog, a city in southwestern Russia, allowing Moscow's military forces to bypass Crimea and transfer cargo faster and with fewer risks, according to Atesh. Atesh further claimed that damaging infrastructure in this direction is key to disrupting supply lines and increasing the vulnerability of occupying Russian forces. "We continue to hit the enemy's critical points. Each hit reduces their combat effectiveness," Atesh wrote. The Kyiv Independent could not verify these claims. The Atesh movement regularly commits sabotage attacks on Russian territory and in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. Partisans reported a similar railroad in Russia's Smolensk Oblast in May. Read also: Ukraine attacks elite Russian unit base nearly 7,000km away in Vladivostok, source claims We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
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15-05-2025
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Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway track near Russia's Smolensk
Members of Ukraine's Atesh partisan group have set fire to a relay cabinet at a Russian railway track used by the Russian military, the group said on May 15. The operation was allegedly carried out in Russia's Smolensk Oblast, a western region bordering Belarus, to disrupt arms and equipment shipments to Russian forces stationed at Ukraine's northeastern border. The Ukrainian leadership has warned that Moscow is amassing forces near Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts in the northeast for a potential new offensive. "Thanks for the courageous steps by our partisans, Russia faced serious disruption in timely deliveries of front-line supplies," Atesh said on Telegram. 0:00 / 1× A video shared by the partisans shows an unknown person behind the camera setting fire to the relay cabinet at night. According to the partisans, the targeted equipment was located close to the city of Smolensk, some 270 kilometers (170 miles) north of the Russia-Ukraine border. The Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims. The Atesh movement regularly commits sabotage attacks on Russian territory and in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. "Our work is not limited to one operation. We operate along the entire front, creating difficulties for Russia and restricting its capabilities," the group said. Read also: 'Russians need to be taught a lesson' – why foreign soldiers keep fighting for Ukraine amid growing uncertainty We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
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08-05-2025
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Partisans disrupt communication at military facilities in Russia's Moscow Oblast – photos, video
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Partisans from the ATESH resistance movement have claimed that they have disrupted communication at military facilities in Moscow Oblast. [ATESH is a military partisan movement operating in the occupied territories of Ukraine and in Russia, created by Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars in September 2022 following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine – ed.] Source: ATESH on Telegram Quote: "An ATESH movement agent successfully conducted a sabotage operation in the village of Mogiltsy (Moscow Oblast), destroying equipment at a transformer substation that supplied the region's electrical and telecommunications infrastructure." Details: Atesh noted that the disabling of the substation had caused communication disruptions at several important Russian military facilities. Atesh lists the 629th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (military unit 51857), the 21st Separate Operational Purpose Brigade (military unit 3641) and a military compound housing units 20007, 03523 and 51084 as those affected. Quote: "[Communication] issues were also recorded at the 483rd Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and at a distribution warehouse belonging to the company Sberlogistika, which fulfils contracts for the Russian Defence Ministry. Communications and power supply disruptions have thrown unit management into chaos and derailed planning and coordination between military facilities." Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
