Russian forces most frequently attack Ukrzaliznytsia trains in 6 oblasts

Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) does not plan to cancel any long-distance trains because of Russian attacks, even as most services are currently running between one and nine hours late.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda article

Details: Russia most frequently attacks trains travelling to the following destinations:

• Kharkiv
• Sumy
• Dnipropetrovsk
• Zaporizhzhia
• Mykolaiv
• Odesa

Overall, Ukrainska Pravda analysed data on 363 trains between 21 August and 9 September, as well as attacks on the railway between 1 July and 9 September.

Responding to a request from Ukrainska Pravda, Ukrzaliznytsia said it currently had no plans to cancel any long-distance trains because of the attacks.

Quote: "The question of suspending services on a particular route will have to be considered only if there is widespread damage to trains and railway infrastructure and an even greater threat to passenger safety.

Details: The company's press service added that most services are running between one and nine hours behind schedule: "On peak days of attacks (for example, 27-28 August), the number of delayed services rose to 40-90 trains per day at the same time, while some trains (for example, those on the Sumy route) were delayed by 10 to 17 hours."

Background:

• On the morning of 8 September, the Russians attacked a Kyiv-Sumy passenger train in Sumy Oblast, causing a fire and forcing 90 people to be evacuated. No one was injured.
• It later emerged that the Russian forces had also attacked a Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia train. One of the train attendants was reported to be out of contact.
• Russian forces attacked a suburban diesel train in Sumy Oblast, injuring passengers. It was the third Russian attack on trains on the morning of 8 September.

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