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Arise News, Lagos, Nigeria, 5/14/23

 

Russian Freight Train Derailed Due To ‘Outside Interference’

 

 

 

A freight train derailment and a diesel fuel tank fire in Russia’s Volgograd region have been attributed to “outside interference,” officials reported on Tuesday.

 

Russian Railways stated on its website that unauthorised individuals tampered with railway operations at Kotluban station, causing the train cars to derail. “As a result of interference by unauthorised persons into the operation of railway transport, cars of a freight train derailed at the Kotluban station,” it said.

 

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Questions lingered about whether the event was connected to Russia’s conflict in Ukraine.

 

 

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Euromaiden Press, Ukraine 5/14/24

 

Media: Fuel train derailed after drone attack in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast

 

Overnight drone attack in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast causes freight train derailment at Kotluban station, igniting two fuel carriages and disrupting railway operations, as per media reports.

 

Fire in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast and wrecked train cars after reported drone attack on 14 May 2024. Photos: TG/Astra, screenshot: Readovka.

 

A freight train derailed in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast overnight on 14 May, according to the Russian railway operator Volga Railway’s press service. The incident occurred at Kotluban station in the village of Samofalovka, with no injuries reported, but it halted train traffic across the railroad section. The cause of the derailment was attributed to “interference of unauthorized persons in the operation of railway transport.” The railway is located some 450 km from the frontlines in Ukraine.

 

The Russian Telegram channel Baza reported that a drone attacked a train, resulting in two fuel carriages catching fire, with preliminary data indicating that one tank exploded, causing a fuel spill and igniting the surrounding grass. Baza later clarified that a total of nine train carriages derailed, and the fire had not yet been extinguished as of 6:30 a.m.

 

 

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