Ukrainian Railways

Russian drone threat halts rail service between Dnipro and Zaporizhzhya

Ukrzaliznytsia has suspended rail service between Dnipro and Zaporizhzhya after Russian drones damaged infrastructure and were spotted near active train routes, the state rail operator said on Jan. 30.

30 January, 02:35 PM

Ukrainian Railways mourns train passengers killed in Russian drone attack

Ukrainian Railways lowered flags to half-staff at all train stations across the country on Jan. 28 in memory of the passengers killed in the Russian drone attack on a passenger train the previous day, the company announced on social media.

28 January, 02:45 PM

Russian strike on Kharkiv railway kills five

Russian drones attacked a passenger train near Yazykove, Kharkiv Oblast, killing five people and injuring others, local authorities said on Jan. 27. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strike as terrorism.

27 January, 10:12 PM

Ukrainian Railways begins importing electricity amid nationwide power shortage

Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) is starting electricity imports and plans to import about 50% of its total power consumption this winter, the company said on Jan. 22.

22 January, 05:56 PM

Half of Shahed drones targeting Kovel-Kyiv railway drop magnetic mines in snow – expert

About half of the Shahed drones that have attacked the Kovel-Kyiv railway line in recent days are carrying magnetic mines, which they drop into the snow, military expert Serhii ‘Flash’ Beskrestnov reported on Telegram on Jan. 14.

14 January, 07:32 PM

Fastiv to demolish railway station destroyed by Russian strike and build new one

Authorities will fully demolish the railway station destroyed in a Russian attack in Fastiv, Kyiv Oblast, on Dec. 6 and construct a new one, Mayor Mykhailo Netiazhuk said on Facebook.

8 December 2025, 02:14 PM

Ukrainian Railways to buy 55 French locomotives

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has signed a EUR473 million ($548 million) contract with French manufacturer Alstom to supply 55 modern freight locomotives, UZ announced on Nov. 17.

18 November 2025, 02:27 AM

Government orders full audit of key state companies

In the wake of a corruption scandal at Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator Energoatom, the Cabinet of Ministers has ordered comprehensive audits of state-owned enterprises, PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 10:42 PM

Ukrainian Railways faces $1.2 billion liquidity gap in 2026

Ukraine's state-owned rail operator Ukrainian Railways faces a liquidity shortfall of 48.8 billion hryvnia ($1.2 billion) to maintain operations in 2026 amid war-related losses, requiring a mix of internal efficiencies, tariff hikes and government subsidies, CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said on Nov. 10, according to news agency Interfax-Ukraine.

10 November 2025, 02:43 PM

Russian attack damages rail lines in three oblasts, delaying long-distance trains

Russian strikes damaged rail infrastructure overnight, disrupting train services in Ukraine's Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv oblasts and delaying several long-distance routes, Ukrainian Railways reported on Telegram on Nov. 8.

8 November 2025, 12:37 PM

SBU arrests teen for planting spy camera on Ukrainian railway

SBU arrested an 18-year-old who secretly mounted a remote-access mini camera on Ukrainian railway so Russian services could track military echelons in real time, SBU press service reported on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 12:30 PM

SBU detains three underage saboteurs recruited by FSB

Ukraine’s SBU security service has detained three teenagers who were recruited by Russian security services to sabotage Ukrainian railway infrastructure, the SBU announced on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 11:55 PM

Ukraine’s Economic Security Bureau uncovers $10M smuggling scheme

Ukraine’s Economic Security Bureau (ESB) uncovered an organized group — including five employees of Ukrainian Railways — that smuggled Swiss watches and luxury jewelry worth over $10 million into the country, the officials wrote on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 12:54 PM

Russia uses Shahed drones to strike Ukrainian rail hubs and locomotives

Russia has adopted a new tactic since the summer of 2025, using long-range Shahed drones to strike key nodes of Ukraine’s railway system, Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said in an interview with Reuters on Sept. 23.

24 September 2025, 10:12 AM

Russian strike hits Slovyansk railway, delays trains

Russian forces attacked railway infrastructure in Donetsk Oblast, resulting in a power outage on a section near Slovyansk, Ukrainian Railways reported on Telegram on Sept. 6.

6 September 2025, 12:23 PM

Russian aerial strikes target Ukraine’s cargo network

Railway transport, especially the locomotive fleet critical for cargo shipments, has become a target of Russia’s missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, according to a July 28 analysis by Defense Express based on open-source data.

28 July 2025, 03:26 PM

Ukraine nabs 6 Russian agents for arson attacks on military, railways

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and National Police detained six Russian agents who, on orders from Russia, carried out arson attacks on Ukrainian military vehicles, Ukrainian Railways energy facilities, and post offices in various regions of Ukraine, according to an SBU statement on Telegram on July 10.

10 July 2025, 03:30 PM

Ukrainian Railways to acquire 95 sleeping cars from Ukraine's largest manufacturer

Ukrainian Railways finalized a contract with the Kryukov Railway Car Building Works, the country's largest railcar manufacturer, to supply 95 sleeping cars for a total of 4.475 billion hryvnias ($108 million) (excluding VAT) following a competitive tender process on June 6, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reports.

9 June 2025, 07:35 PM

Ukraine steps up railroad security as sabotage threat grows

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is ramping up security measures at railway stations and along tracks in response to repeated attempts by Russian agents to sabotage the national rail network, UZ Chairman Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said on June 6.

7 June 2025, 01:57 AM

Couple of Ukrainian Railways workers killed in Russian drone attack on Odesa

Viktor and Stela Basenko, an elderly couple who worked at Odesa’s railway station, were killed in a massive Russian drone attack on the city on May 1, Ukrainian Railways reported on Facebook.

2 May 2025, 07:33 PM

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