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Russia bombs five railway stations in central and western Ukraine
Five railway stations in central and western Ukraine were hit by Russian airstrikes in the space of one hour on Monday, as the war grinds on relentlessly in the south and east of the country.
Oleksander Kamyshin, the head of Ukrainian Railways, said five train stations came under fire causing an unspecified number of casualties, as most of Ukraine was placed under an unusually long air raid warning for two hours on Monday morning.
Kamyshin said one of the attacks took place at about 8.30am in Krasne, near Lviv in western Ukraine, at what the governor of the region described as a “traction substation” that handled power supply to other lines. He said emergency workers were at the scene.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/25/russia-bombs-five-rail-stations-in-central-and-western-ukraine
Oleksander Kamyshin, the head of Ukrainian Railways, said five train stations came under fire causing an unspecified number of casualties, as most of Ukraine was placed under an unusually long air raid warning for two hours on Monday morning.
Kamyshin said one of the attacks took place at about 8.30am in Krasne, near Lviv in western Ukraine, at what the governor of the region described as a “traction substation” that handled power supply to other lines. He said emergency workers were at the scene.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/25/russia-bombs-five-rail-stations-in-central-and-western-ukraine
Railway infrastructure increasingly targeted by Russia
Stations and the railway infrastructure have become a key target for Russian forces in Ukraine.
Rail lines are crucial for both bringing in supplies and evacuating civilians to bordering countries, such as Poland.
Monday morning saw five stations in central and western Ukraine under fire, including one around the town of Krasne, near Lviv, and two in the Rivne region, according to a post on Telegram from the head of Rivne Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Koval.
"The enemy launched two missile strikes on the railway infrastructure," wrote Koval.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61185469?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=62667e0377811a20d37c9ab6%26Railway%20infrastructure%20increasingly%20targeted%20by%20Russia%262022-04-25T12%3A15%3A38.102Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:bf84dd27-a00e-4d83-ae55-b772af8ff19c&pinned_post_asset_id=62667e0377811a20d37c9ab6&pinned_post_type=share
Stations and the railway infrastructure have become a key target for Russian forces in Ukraine.
Rail lines are crucial for both bringing in supplies and evacuating civilians to bordering countries, such as Poland.
Monday morning saw five stations in central and western Ukraine under fire, including one around the town of Krasne, near Lviv, and two in the Rivne region, according to a post on Telegram from the head of Rivne Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Koval.
"The enemy launched two missile strikes on the railway infrastructure," wrote Koval.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61185469?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=62667e0377811a20d37c9ab6%26Railway%20infrastructure%20increasingly%20targeted%20by%20Russia%262022-04-25T12%3A15%3A38.102Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:bf84dd27-a00e-4d83-ae55-b772af8ff19c&pinned_post_asset_id=62667e0377811a20d37c9ab6&pinned_post_type=share
