railway disruptions

Russia targets Ukraine's rail to slow Western arms aid

Russian troops have intensified attacks on Ukraine's railway network in an effort to hinder Western arms shipments, disrupt cargo and passenger services, and add strain to the country's wartime economy, the Financial Times reported Sept. 19, citing Ukrainian officials.

19 September 2025, 01:02 PM

Russia attacks railway infrastructure in Poltava Oblast, several trains delayed

Russian nighttime strike cut power to several railway sections on Poltava Oblast, causing delays to at least four passenger trains, Ukrzaliznytsia reported on Sept. 18.

18 September 2025, 09:10 AM

Drone attack sparks fires, leaves 45 towns without electricity in central Ukraine

Russian forces launched a massive Shahed drone attack on Kirovohrad Oblast, targeting infrastructure facilities, regional governor Andrii Raykovych reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 10:24 AM

Ukraine hits railway node in Russia’s Tver Oblast

Ukrainian forces have destroyed the railway infrastructure at the Tver junction station in western Russia, sources in Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) told NV on Aug. 28.

28 August 2025, 08:43 PM

38 trains delayed in Russia after Ukraine’s drone attacks

Russian sources confirmed that Ukrainian drones attacked two railway infrastructure facilities in southern Russia, in the Rostov and Volgograd oblasts, overnight into Aug. 23, resulting in delays for nearly 40 trains, The Moscow Times reported, citing Russian Railways.

23 August 2025, 10:22 PM

Ukraine wipes out Russian railway in occupied Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian railway connections running through the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhya Oblast no longer exist, Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation, reported on Telegram on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 02:03 PM

Hackers disrupt Moscow-St. Petersburg railway

Hackers targeted JSC Moscow and Tver Suburban Passenger Company, a key operator of commuter trains in Moscow Oblast, Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications (Spravdi) reported on Telegram on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 04:35 PM

Kyiv railway disrupted by Russian overnight assault

Russian forces damaged railway infrastructure in one of Kyiv’s districts during a massive overnight attack, Ukrainian Railways reported on Telegram on July 31.

31 July 2025, 12:25 PM

Ukraine’s intel twice sabotages Russian railway in occupied Zaporizhzhya Oblast - video

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), in coordination with the resistance movement, destroyed a railway track in temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the agency announced on Telegram on July 1.

1 July 2025, 05:47 PM

Ukraine’s disinfo chief suggests Kremlin may sabotage Istanbul ceasefire talks

The Kremlin may be laying the groundwork to sabotage potential Ukraine-Russia ceasefire talks scheduled for June 2 in Istanbul, Ukraine’s Center for Counteracting Disinformation chief Andrii Kovalenko said on June 1, citing a series of rail bridge collapses inside Russia as possible pretexts.

1 June 2025, 02:23 PM

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