KYIV, July 4 (Reuters) – Russia is targeting Ukrainian railway locomotives and has destroyed or damaged more than 200 since the start of 2026 alone, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksiy Kuleba said. • Russia has attacked Ukrainian railway facilities more than 1,000 times so far this year, officials say. • Two locomotives were […]
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Ukraine says Russia damaged more than 200 railway locomotives in 2026
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KYIV, July 4 (Reuters) – Russia is targeting Ukrainian railway locomotives and has destroyed or damaged more than 200 since the start of 2026 alone, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksiy Kuleba said.
• Russia has attacked Ukrainian railway facilities more than 1,000 times so far this year, officials say.
• Two locomotives were damaged during an attack on Friday evening in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Kuleba said.
• The volume of repair work is increasing steadily and requires significant financial resources, he said.
• Ukrainian state railways operator Ukrzaliznytsia handles more than 90% of Ukraine’s export shipments.
(reporting by Pavel Polityuk. Editing by Mark Potter)