Ukraine has lost 400 locomotives since start of year

Ukraine has lost 630 locomotives as a result of Russian attacks since the beginning of the full-scale war, nearly 400 of them in 2026.

Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Minister for Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport, during the government's Q&A session in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament)

Details: Nearly 15 attacks on rolling stock have been recorded since the beginning of November.

Kalashnyk noted that the number of Russian attacks on railway infrastructure and rolling stock continues to rise. This is affecting logistics, including passenger transport.

Background:

• As of late October, Kalashnyk said that Russian forces had damaged 605 locomotives, most of which had been destroyed.
• Since the beginning of 2026, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) has received 44 new passenger carriages, with another 16 due to arrive by the end of the year.

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