In one of recent attacks on Ukraine’s trains, 30 people were injured after Russian drones hit a train at a station in Shostka – in the northern Sumy region.
Ukraine’s 21,000 km-long railway system is not merely a mode of transport, it is a central pillar of the country’s war effort and a powerful national symbol of resilience, reports BBC.
According to national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ), there were twice as many attacks in September as there were in August – not just on trains but on the infrastructure that supports the rail network.
Russia has also been targeting Ukraine’s power grid in recent days – with emergency power outages coming into effect across the country after an intensive campaign of Russian air strikes on its energy infrastructure.
This will be the fourth consecutive winter of blackouts through Ukraine.
