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Al Bawaba
3 days ago
- General
- Al Bawaba
Seven killed in Russia's Kursk Region after bridge collapsed onto train
Published June 1st, 2025 - 07:34 GMT ALBAWABA - At least seven people were killed when a bridge fell onto a passing passenger train in Russia's Kursk Region on Saturday evening, RT reported, adding that 69 others were injured in the accident. Also Read Putin visits nuclear power plant in Kursk Region A freight train also derailed in Russia's Kursk region on Sunday after a bridge collapsed underneath it, Acting Governor Aleksandr Khinshteyn mentioned. He added that one of the train's drivers was taken to the hospital with leg injuries. An investigation to determine the cause of the incident was opened by Russian authorities, according to the governor. "A bridge on a highway was blown up as a train with 388 passengers was moving under it," Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz announced on Sunday morning. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Reuters
4 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Bridge collapses in Russia's Kursk region as freight train passes, regional governor says
June 1 (Reuters) - A bridge collapsed in Russia's Kursk region while a freight train was passing over it, the acting governor of the Russian region bordering Ukraine said on the Telegram messaging app. Initial details said one of the locomotive drivers was injured, Alexander Khinshtein, the official in Russia's southern Kursk region, added.
Russia Today
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Putin's helicopter was caught in Ukrainian drone swarm
The helicopter carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught in the 'epicenter' of a massive Ukrainian drone attack while the president was visiting Kursk Region earlier this week, Yury Dashkin, a commander of an air defense division, has revealed. Putin traveled to Russia's Kursk Region on Tuesday for the first time since it was fully liberated from Ukrainian forces in April. During his trip, the president met with Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein, as well as the heads of local municipalities and volunteers who have been helping those affected by the now-repulsed Ukrainian incursion, according to the Kremlin. In an interview with the channel Russia 1 aired on Sunday, Dashkin revealed that Putin's helicopter had found itself 'in the epicenter of an operation to repel a massive drone attack by the enemy' in Kursk Region. Kiev launched an 'unprecedented' UAV assault on the region when the president was there, with Russian air defenses destroying 46 incoming fixed-wing UAVs, according to Dashkin. 'I would like to stress the fact that the intensity of the attacks during the flight of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's aircraft over the territory of Kursk Region increased significantly,' he said. The air defense units in the area had to 'simultaneously conduct anti-aircraft combat and ensure the safety of the president's helicopter in the air. The task was accomplished. The attack of the enemy drones was repelled, with all aerial targets being hit,' Dashkin stated. Ukraine significantly intensified its drone strikes inside Russia this past week. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow reported that 764 drones had been intercepted over Russian territory between Tuesday and Friday. According to the Defense Ministry, the scale of the assault has not abated, with hundreds more UAVs being destroyed on Saturday and Sunday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday that 'some European nations led by the UK, France, Germany, and the EU leadership,' who are supporting Kiev and want the conflict to continue, bear some responsibility for the drone raids. On the same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry suggested that the spike in the UAV incursions was an attempt to derail the US-brokered peace talks between Moscow and Kiev. The ministry stressed that Russia's 'fundamental commitment to a constructive search for a peaceful settlement through dialogue remains unchanged.'
Russia Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Putin visits Kursk Region for first time since full liberation from Ukrainian forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk Region for the first time since its full liberation from Ukrainian forces, the Kremlin has said. In late April, Putin announced the full liberation of the border areas of Kursk Region, which had been seized by Kiev's troops after they launched an incursion last August. During his tour of the region on Tuesday, the Russian leader visited the construction site of the new Kursk 2 nuclear power plant in the city of Kurchatov. He also held a meeting with Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein, as well as the heads of local municipalities and volunteers who have been helping those affected by the incursion, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Putin thanked the volunteers for 'the noble, important and… unfortunately, dangerous' work that they had been doing. 'You and I are a team, and the whole country today is one united team. And this is the unquestionable success of all our endeavors. This is a necessary condition for achieving all our goals,' he stressed. The president said that the situation in Kursk Region remains 'difficult' even after its full liberation, as Ukrainian forces continue their attempts to move towards the Russian border. Putin has also ordered an increase in the number of mine clearance specialists working in Kursk Region so that people can return home as soon as possible. Payments to residents who lost their property during the incursion will continue, while state funds will also be allocated to repair damaged residential buildings in the region, he said. According to Putin, a museum will be set up in Kursk Region dedicated to the efforts to repel the incursion.
Russia Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukrainian shelling injures civilians in Russian border region
Twelve civilians, including two minors, have been injured by Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Kursk Region, acting Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein has said. In a post on his Telegram channel on Thursday, the official wrote that the Ukrainian military had 'conducted a massive strike on the city of Lgov,' with the Kursk-Rylsk highway coming under fire. 'As a result of the strike, there are, unfortunately, 12 injuries, with two children among them – a 13-year-old and a 16-year-old,' Khinshtein wrote. According to the acting governor, the younger victim sustained shrapnel wounds, while the other minor received a concussion. The other victims include seven women and three men, all of them currently being hospitalized with shrapnel wounds and bruises. None of the civilians sustained life-threatening injuries, Khinshtein noted. On top of that, three residential buildings and four vehicles were damaged in the attack, with the extent of destruction currently being evaluated by the authorities, according to the statement.
