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Jordan News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Jordan News
Russian Investigative Committee: Two Explosions Behind Bridge Collapses in Kursk and Bryansk Regions - Jordan News
Russian Investigative Committee: Two Explosions Behind Bridge Collapses in Kursk and Bryansk Regions The Russian Investigative Committee confirmed on Sunday that explosions caused the collapse of two bridges in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. اضافة اعلان Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko told Sputnik that the first incident occurred at 10:50 PM on May 31, 2025, on the Vygonichi–Belshino railway section in Bryansk. A road bridge structure collapsed due to an explosion, and its debris fell onto a passing passenger train, leading to fatalities and injuries. In the second incident, at around 3:00 AM on June 1, a railway bridge in the Zheleznogorsk area of Kursk was blown up. The explosion caused a train to derail and fall onto a nearby highway, injuring the engineer and two of his assistants. Petrenko stated that investigators are currently on-site conducting urgent actions to establish the full circumstances of the attacks. Earlier in the day, Russian authorities confirmed that seven people were killed and dozens injured as a result of the twin bridge collapses in regions bordering Ukraine. According to Interfax, Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz said the Bryansk bridge was deliberately bombed while a Klimovo–Moscow passenger train with 388 passengers was passing beneath it. The incidents mark a significant escalation in sabotage activities inside Russian territory amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Sky News
3 days ago
- General
- Sky News
Russia 'investigates bridge collapses as terrorist attacks' as seven people killed
Why you can trust Sky News Seven people have been killed and dozens are injured after two bridges collapsed overnight in different Russian regions bordering Ukraine. The Russian investigative committee said the incidents in the west of the country were being investigated as potential terrorist attacks. The top criminal investigation agency had previously said explosions were the cause but hours later it edited its statement to remove the words "explosions", without explanation. Debris from a road bridge came down on to railway tracks at 10.50pm local time on Saturday (8.50pm in the UK), derailing an approaching passenger train in Bryansk's Vygonichsky district. The driver and six others died. At least 69 people were injured in the crash, with the train travelling from Moscow to Klimov at the time. Local authorities blamed "illegal interference". At around 3am local time on Sunday (1am in the UK), a railway bridge came down in Kursk's Zheleznogorsk district, causing a passing freight train to fall on to the road below. The driver and his two assistants were injured in the crash, according to the committee. Its spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said: "These incidents are qualified as terrorist attacks." Andrei Klishas, a senior member of the Federation Council, Russia's upper chamber of parliament, said the Bryansk incident showed that "Ukraine has long lost the attributes of a state and has turned into a terrorist enclave". There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Since the start of the full-scale invasion that Russia launched more than three years ago, there has been continued cross-border shelling, drone strikes, and covert raids by Ukrainian forces into the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions that border Ukraine. Emergency workers are at the scene of the train derailment in Bryansk, attempting to pull survivors from the wreckage. Images from the scene showed passenger carriages ripped apart amid fallen concrete from the collapsed bridge. Other footage on social media appeared to be taken from inside vehicles which narrowly avoided driving on to the bridge before it collapsed.
Mint
3 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
Russia Probes Rail Incidents in Regions Near Ukraine Border
Russia's main investigating authority has initiated criminal probes after two bridges blew up in regions bordering Ukraine, crushing passing trains that caused at least seven fatalities and widespread injury. Authorities have classified the incidents as 'terrorist attacks,' the country's Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said Sunday in comments broadcast by state TV channel Rossiya 24. A section of the road bridge in the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, struck a passenger train en route to Moscow shortly before midnight on Saturday, the regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said in a Telegram post. The number of injured stands at 66, he said. Hours later, a similar incident occurred in Kursk, which also borders Ukraine. There a railway bridge collapsed as a freight train was passing, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said. The engine crew was hospitalized. It's unclear whether there is a connection between the two. The incidents occurred just as a Russian delegation prepares to travel to Turkey for a second round of peace talks with Ukraine this week. The opening round on May 16, the first in more than three years, ended with a prisoner exchange agreement and discussions on a potential ceasefire. Russia's government, including Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, has been notified of the two incidents, state news agency Tass reported, citing Transportation Ministry head Roman Starovoit. So far, Russia has not signaled if the incidents may affect the talks. Ukraine has so far made no official comment on the incidents. However, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian Center for Countering Propaganda, said on Sunday the Kremlin may be 'preparing the ground for disruption of the talks,' adding it's not the first time Russia conducts 'false-flag' attacks. 'Ukraine has no motive to disrupt the Istanbul summit. On the contrary, Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire long ago,' Kovalenko said in a Telegram post. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said last week Kyiv is in favor of pushing forward with negotiations, but has been awaiting a memorandum from Moscow laying out its position before a follow-up meeting takes place — a position the Kremlin said was 'unconstructive.' Ukraine came under one of the longest barrages from Russian missiles and drones early Sunday, with air sirens sounding for more then nine hours. The scope of the damage is yet to be assessed. Ukraine's Military Intelligence Service said a military train exploded in the Zaporizhzhia region, which is partially occupied by Russia, without giving details on how the blast occurred. The explosion disrupted logistics between the area and the Crimea peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, the service said. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
News24
3 days ago
- General
- News24
7 killed after bridge collapse, train derailment in Russia ‘acts of terrorism' in Bryansk region
A bridge collapsed onto railway tracks in Russia. Seven people were killed when a train collided with the debris. There is suspicion that the bridge was sabotaged. At least seven people were killed and 69 injured when a highway bridge collapsed onto railway tracks, derailing an approaching train in Russia's Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, Russian authorities said early on Sunday. Russia's Railways had initially said on the Telegram messaging app that the bridge collapse was the result of an 'illegal interference in the operation of transport', but it has since removed the post. According to AFP, Russian investigators are treating the explosion of two bridges in regions bordering Ukraine overnight as 'acts of terrorism', Russian state media reported on Sunday. 'These incidents have been classified as acts of terrorism,' Svetlana Petrenko, a spokesperson from Russia's Investigative Committee, was quoted as saying by the state RIA news agency. Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of the Bryansk region, said on Telegram that 44 people were hospitalised. Three children were among those injured with one in serious condition, he added. Russia's ministry of emergency situations said on Telegram that efforts to find and rescue victims continued throughout the night, and that some 180 personnel were involved in the operation. Among those killed was the locomotive driver, Russia's state news agencies reported, citing medics. READ | Ukraine in NATO is 'not on the table', Trump frustrated with Putin 'unreasonableness' - US envoy Social media pictures and videos showed passengers trying to help others climb out of the train's damaged carriages in the dark and firefighters looking for ways to reach passengers. Russia's Baza Telegram channel, which often publishes information from sources in the security services and law enforcement, reported, without providing evidence, that according to preliminary information, the bridge was blown up. Reuters could not independently verify the Baza report. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Since the start of the war that Russia launched more than three years ago, there have been continued cross-border shelling, drone strikes, and covert raids from Ukraine into the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions that border Ukraine. The train was going from the town of Klimovo to Moscow, Russian Railways said. It collided with the collapsed bridge in the area of a federal highway in the Vygonichskyi district of the Bryansk region, Bogomaz said. The district lies some 100km from the border with Ukraine. US President Donald Trump has urged Moscow and Kyiv to work together on a deal to end the war, and Russia has proposed a second round of face-to-face talks with Ukrainian officials next week in Istanbul. Ukraine is yet to commit to attending the talks on Monday, saying it first needed to see Russian proposals, while a leading US senator warned Moscow it would be 'hit hard' by new US sanctions.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bridge collapses that killed 7 were ‘acts of terrorism', say Russian authorities
Russia accident Two train bridges in western Russia collapsed overnight in separate incidents now being investigated as 'acts of terrorism', according to Russian authorities. The explosions took place in the Bryansk and Kursk regions close to the Ukrainian border, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. Svetlana Petrenko, Russia's Investigative Committee spokeswoman, confirmed the classification. 'These incidents have been classified as acts of terrorism,' she was quoted as saying by the state-run RIA news agency. The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin was kept informed throughout the night. 'Throughout the night, the President received reports from the FSB and the emergencies ministry about the incident involving trains in the Kursk and Bryansk regions,' a post on the Kremlin's Telegram channel said. — Gerashchenko_en (@Gerashchenko_en) Deadly collapse in Bryansk The first explosion occurred on Saturday in the Bryansk region, where a bridge collapsed onto a passenger train, resulting in seven fatalities and numerous injuries. Photos from the site showed train carriages mangled and scattered among the rubble of the destroyed bridge. Videos shared on social media appeared to have been taken by drivers who had narrowly avoided crossing the bridge before it gave way. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like München: GEERS sucht 700 Testhörer für Hörgeräte ohne Zuzahlung GEERS Undo Second derailment in Kursk Hours later, a freight train was thrown off its tracks in the nearby Kursk region when another bridge collapsed beneath it. The acting governor of the region, Alexander Khinshtein, said the crash triggered a fire, but there were no casualties. 'The crash sparked a fire,' he said, confirming the absence of fatalities. The Investigative Committee released a statement noting that both collapses were caused by explosions. Ukraine connection? Although the Russian authorities have not publicly blamed Ukraine, there have been past accusations of sabotage against pro-Ukrainian groups targeting railway infrastructure inside Russia. Ukraine's military intelligence agency (GUR) released a statement on Sunday saying a Russian military freight train transporting food and fuel had been blown up en route to Crimea. The agency did not claim responsibility or link its announcement to the bridge incidents, but it said that a key Russian 'artery' between occupied Zaporizhzhia and Crimea had been destroyed. Russia has held parts of Zaporizhzhia since early in the 2022 invasion and annexed Crimea in 2014.
