Ukrzaliznytsia suffers almost 300 strikes since beginning of August - Kuleba

Since the beginning of August, russia has struck almost 300 times at Ukrainian railroad facilities. Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine, Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba has reported this on Telegram.

It is reported that every day, despite the russian attacks, the Ukrzaliznytsia manages to restore infrastructure after the attacks in an average of 4 hours and continues to move on the same day.

"Under daily shelling, railroad workers provide transportation, evacuate people, deliver aid and keep the country moving. During the full-scale invasion, 221 railway workers were wounded, 37 were killed while performing their duties. Eternal glory to the heroes," the statement said.

He also emphasized that the northern and eastern regions of Ukraine are actually under round-the-clock attacks, but thanks to the railroad workers, trains continue to run even after massive nighttime shelling.

"Where the tracks or stations are damaged, we operate combined routes - train and bus. This is how we maintain communication and the ability of people to get to safe places. I am grateful to everyone who is working hard at their jobs," he said.

Kuleba also added that six new railcars manufactured at the Kryukov Railway Car Building Works have recently started running - five of them were sent to Kharkiv and one to Dnipro. It is emphasized that these are the frontline areas where the load on the system is the highest and these cars were the final ones in a batch of 66 cars ordered by Ukrzaliznytsia last year.

As the Ukrainian News agency reported earlier, on October 9, the head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hryhorov, announced a temporary suspension of train traffic in the direction of the Chernihiv and Sumy Regions.

Also today, the chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia, Oleksandr Pertsovsky, said, that the occupants are trying to cut off the railway connection with the Chernihiv and Sumy Regions.

Yesterday, October 8, an expert on communication technologies and electronic warfare, Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, said that the occupiers are hunting for locomotives, without which the railway will stop.