Russian drone attack on railway repair crew in Donetsk Oblast kills one, injures two

Iryna Balachuk - 27 July, 16:56

A track damaged by a Russian strike. Stock photo: Ukrzaliznytsia on Telegram

One man was killed and two others injured in a Russian drone attack on a repair crew of Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) in Donetsk Oblast on 27 July.

Source: Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Chairman of Ukrzaliznytsia's Management Board, on Facebook

Details: Pertsovskyi said the tragedy occurred while the crew was repairing an infrastructure facility damaged by the Russians.

Quote: "A jet-powered Shahed was directed straight at the railway workers [by the Russians – ed.]. Dispatchers reported a critical danger, and most of the workers evacuated. But sadly, one of our track maintenance workers sustained a fatal injury in the explosion."

Details: Pertsovsky added that two colleagues of the deceased man sustained shrapnel injuries.

"We are currently establishing all the details of what prevented us from saving our colleague's life despite the warning," the chairman concluded.

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