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Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
Two Russian bridges are blown up, killing several, officials say
STORY: ::May 31, 2025 ::A passenger train is derailed as it passes under a bridge that collapses in Russia's Bryansk region near Ukraine ::Vygonichskyi District, Russia ::June 1, 2025 ::Two bridges were blown up in separate regions, killing several people, according to Russian officials A video shared on social media showed the aftermath of the derailed passenger train in the Bryansk region. Part of the passenger train was shown crushed under a collapsed road bridge and wrecked carriages lay beside the lines. Reuters was able to verify the location and date of the footage. According to Russian investigators, a highway bridge over a railway in the Bryansk region was blown up at 10:50 pm (1950 GMT) on Saturday night just as a passenger train carrying 388 passengers to Moscow was passing underneath. Four hours later, a railway bridge over a highway was blown up in the neighboring Kursk region showering the road with parts of a freight train, officials said. Ukraine's HUR military intelligence agency on Sunday spoke of an explosion that derailed a Russian military train hauling cargo and fuel trucks in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. It did not claim responsibility or attribute the explosion to anyone.
Times of Oman
01-06-2025
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- Times of Oman
Russia says bridge collapse derailed a train
A passenger train derailed in Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, late Saturday after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as "illegal interference." Alexander Bogomaz, the regional governor of Bryansk, said on the Telegram messaging app that seven people died in the collapse, which occurred in the Vygonichskyi district near a federal highway. "There are seven dead as a result of the collapse of a bridge onto railway tracks. Thirty victims, including two children, were taken to medical facilities of the Bryansk region," he wrote. "Emergency services and government officials are working at the scene," Bogomaz added. "Everything is being done to provide all necessary assistance to the victims." The train came off its tracks while it was en route to the Russian capital of Moscow from Klimov in the country's west, Moscow Railways said in a statement. It said the bridge had been damaged "as a result of illegal interference in transport operations" without elaborating. Russia's Emergency Ministry said on Telegram that it sent an additional deployment to the fire and rescue units already working at the site. Officials also said they opened an investigation into the incident. The disaster area is about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Ukraine has not commented on the bridge collapse or derailed train. Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine over three years ago, Russia's border regions, including Bryansk, have faced border shelling, drone strikes and covert raids from Ukraine.
Al Jazeera
01-06-2025
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- Al Jazeera
Train derails near Russia-Ukraine border, killing at least seven
A passenger train has derailed in Russia, killing at least seven people and injuring 30 others, after colliding with a bridge that collapsed because of what local officials described as 'illegal interference'. The incident took place late on Saturday in Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine. 'Unfortunately, there are seven fatalities,' Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz said in a post on Telegram. 'Thirty victims, including two children, were taken to medical facilities in the Bryansk Region,' Bogomaz said, adding that two were in serious condition. The driver of the train was among those killed, according to Russian news agencies. Rosavtodor, Russia's federal road transportation agency, said the destroyed bridge passed above the railway tracks where the train was travelling. The railway vehicle – which was going from the town of Klimov to the Russian capital, Moscow – veered off the tracks when it collided with the collapsed bridge near the village of Vygonichi, according to the RIA news agency. The area lies some 100km (62 miles) from Russia's border with Ukraine. Rescuers were searching for passengers trapped inside the damaged train, while emergency accommodation was set up at a school in Vygonichi, RIA reported. Moscow Railway, in a post on Telegram, said the bridge had collapsed 'as a result of an illegal interference in the operation of transport'. It did not elaborate further. 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. Explosions have derailed multiple trains, most of them freight trains, in Russian regions near Ukraine as fighting between Russia and Ukraine continues. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Two hours after the bridge collapse was reported, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that Ukraine's air defence units were trying to repel a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital. Earlier on Saturday, Russian drone and missile attacks killed at least two people in Ukraine, officials said. Since the start of Russia's invasion three years ago, there have been continued cross-border shelling, drone strikes and covert raids from Ukraine into Russia's Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions, which border Ukraine. United States 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 needs to see Russian proposals, while a leading US senator warned Moscow it would be 'hit hard' by new US sanctions.
The Guardian
01-06-2025
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- The Guardian
Deaths as Russian train hits collapsed bridge after ‘illegal interference'
A passenger train derailed in western Russia late on Saturday after a bridge above collapsed and fell on to the tracks, killing several people. Officials said at least seven people were killed and 30 were hospitalised in Vygonichskyi in Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine. Russian Railways blamed 'the collapse of a span structure of the road bridge as a result of an illegal interference in the operation of transport'. Russia's federal road transportation agency, Rosavtodor, said the destroyed bridge passed above the railway tracks where the train was travelling. Among those killed was the locomotive driver, Russian state news agencies reported, citing medics. Photos posted by government agencies appeared to show passenger cars from the train ripped apart and lying amid fallen concrete from the collapsed bridge. Other footage on social media appeared to be taken from inside vehicles that narrowly avoided driving on to the bridge before it collapsed, the Associated Press said. The Russian social media channels Baza and Shot, which often publish information from security service sources, said the train crashed into the collapsed bridge. Baza reported, without providing evidence, that according to preliminary information the bridge was blown up. Reuters said it could not independently verify the Baza and Shot reports. There was no immediate comment from 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, said Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of the Bryansk region. The district lies 100km (62 miles) from the border with Ukraine. Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 there have been continued cross-border clashes including shelling, drone and missile strikes, and covert raids from Ukraine into the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions. The Bryansk regional governor, Alexander Bogomaz, said seven people died and two children were among the 30 injured. 'Everything is being done to provide all necessary assistance to the victims.' With Reuters and Agence France-Presse
South China Morning Post
01-06-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Bridge collapse causes train to derail in Russia, killing at least 7
A passenger train derailed in western Russia late Saturday after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as 'illegal interference'. Officials said at least seven people were killed and 30 injured. The bridge in Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, was damaged 'as a result of illegal interference in transport operations', Moscow Railways said in a statement, without elaborating. Russia's federal road transport agency, Rosavtodor, said the destroyed bridge passed above the railway tracks where the train was travelling. Photos posted by government agencies from the scene appeared to show passenger cars from the train ripped apart and lying amid fallen concrete from the collapsed bridge. Other footage on social media appeared to be taken from inside vehicles which narrowly avoided driving onto the bridge before it collapsed. Bryansk regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz said emergency services and government officials were working at the scene. He said seven people died and two children were among the 30 injured.
