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Russia weighs trillion-ruble railway megaproject to China

Russian authorities are discussing a trillion-ruble megaproject to build a new railway to China to speed up the shipment of raw materials from Siberia to the Chinese market, The Moscow Times reported on September 8.

9 September, 01:29 PM

Atesh claims destruction of rare Russian Railways recovery vehicle in Voronezh

The Atesh partisan movement said its agents had destroyed a rare Russian Railways recovery vehicle in the Russian city of Voronezh in what it described as a sabotage operation behind enemy lines on June 7.

7 June, 09:54 AM

Ukrainian drones threaten Russian supply routes across occupied territories

Ukraine’s expanding use of longer-range drones is putting mounting pressure on Russian military logistics across the occupied south and east, threatening supply routes Moscow has spent years trying to reinforce with new roads, rail links and other infrastructure, according to a new military analysis reported by Tochnyi.info.

2 June, 04:30 PM

Dozens injured in Moscow-bound train derailment

At least 24 people, including a child, were injured after a passenger train carrying more than 400 people derailed in Russia’s Ulyanovsk Oblast on the morning of April 3, Russian Railways reported.

3 April, 11:02 AM

Blast rocks Tambov rail yard, 30 cars damaged, smoke visible for kilometers — video

A powerful explosion on a railway line derailed a fuel train in Russia’s Tambov Oblast, setting it ablaze and sending a thick column of smoke visible for dozens of kilometers, the Russian Telegram channel SHOT said on Feb. 4.

4 February, 08:01 PM

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

Over 10 freight cars derailed in Russia’s Kurgan region, leading to service disruptions

11 freight train cars derailed in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, as reported by the press service of Russia's South Ural Railway on Telegram on June 19.

19 June 2025, 06:03 PM

Ukrainian intelligence disables Russian Railways’ main website in cyberattack — media

Ukrainian intelligence has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that disabled the official website of Russian Railways, according to sources within the Defense Ministry’s HUR intelligence agency cited by Interfax-Ukraine.

8 June 2025, 08:54 PM

Russian rail logistics in continued decline — report

Cargo volumes carried by Russian Railways (RZD) continue to plummet: in 2024, shipments fell 4.1%, a record drop in 15 years, but in 2025 the decline doubled, according to RZD statistics cited by The Moscow Times on June 5.

5 June 2025, 10:42 PM

Russia’s main rail network hit by major cyberattack

Russian Railways (RZhD) reported a large-scale cyberattack on its website and mobile app — the latest in a series of digital strikes targeting the country’s critical infrastructure.

1 April 2025, 04:29 PM

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