Ukraine says it has severely damaged a railway bridge in Russia's Samara region. Railways were used to transport military supplies. According to Russian information, train traffic has been stopped.
A railway bridge was damaged in the explosion in the Russian region of Samara, southwest of the Volga, according to Russian reports. The regional railway agency said the incident was caused by “interference by unauthorized persons”. Train traffic stopped.
Ukraine's military intelligence agency HUR reported that it disabled a railway bridge over the Chapbayevka River in Russia's Samara region. Accordingly, at around 6:00 am (local time, 3:00 am CET) part of the bridge structure was damaged by an explosion.
HUR explained that Russia used the railway “to transport military supplies, especially explosives, which were manufactured at a polymer factory in the city of Chapayevsk”. The intelligence agency added that the bridge would remain out of service “for a long time”.
There was apparently no injury
According to the Russian Railways, there were no injuries. An explosive device damaged a pillar of a railway bridge over the river Chapaevka between the city of Chapaevsk and the suburb of Zvesta, state news agency Tass reported, citing emergency services.
“Train services in this area are currently suspended,” the local railway company said. Das said the area around the bridge has been cordoned off by security forces. Russian authorities initially did not provide any information on the cause of the incident.
Manufacture of explosives In a chemical factory
Chapayevsk is an industrial city of about 70,000 people. The city's most important enterprise is a chemical factory that manufactures explosives. Chappaevsk is about 1,000 kilometers from Ukraine, against which Russia has been waging a war of aggression for more than two years.
In recent months Russia has announced a series of attacks on its industrial and logistics infrastructure, which it has blamed on Ukraine.
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