Bridge collapse causes train to derail in Russia

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Bridge collapse causes train to derail in Russia

A passenger train has derailed in western Russia after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as “******** interference”.

Officials said at least three people were killed and 28 were injured late on Saturday.

The bridge in Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, was damaged “as a result of ******** interference in transport operations,” Moscow Railways said in a statement, without elaborating.

Bryansk regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz said emergency services and government officials were working at the scene.

“Everything is being done to provide all necessary assistance to the victims.”

Russia’s Baza and SHOT Telegram channels, which often publish information from sources in the security services and law enforcement, reported that the passenger train crashed into the collapsed bridge.

Baza reported, without providing evidence, that according to preliminary information, the bridge was blown up.

Reuters could not independently verify the Baza and SHOT reports. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.

Since the start of the war that Russia launched with its full-scale invasion on Ukraine more than three years ago, there have been continued cross-border shelling, drone strikes, and covert raids from Ukraine into the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions that border Ukraine.

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