On August 4, Russian troops attacked the railway infrastructure in the Poltava region. As a result, trains in the Kharkiv direction are delayed.
Points of attention
- As a result of the shelling, the railway infrastructure was damaged, including the tracks and contact network.
- Restoration work was quickly carried out, part of the trains were passed with reserve diesel locomotives, and the power supply was almost completely restored.
- The forces and means of mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down five drones of the "Shahed-131/136" type, and the enemy struck with missiles in various regions of Ukraine.
What is known about Russia's shelling of the railway
As noted, as a result of shelling in the Poltava region, the railway infrastructure was damaged.
A number of trains in the Kharkiv direction were quickly rerouted to continue running, but because of this they are running with significant delays
Tracks, contact network, supports, etc. were also damaged due to shelling.
Restoration work has already been carried out, part of the trains have been run with reserve diesel locomotives, and the power supply has already been almost completely restored. Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries, the company added.
Railway operators also collect information about passenger transfers in order to organize further journeys.
Russia attacked Ukraine on August 4
As the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Mykola Oleschuk, reported, on August 4, the forces and means of mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the electronic warfare units of the Air Force shot down five drones of the "Shahed-131/136" type.
They were shot down in Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and Zaporizhia regions.
However, in addition to drones, the enemy attacked Ukraine with missiles.
In particular, the enemy struck with two S-300 anti-aircraft missiles in the Kharkiv region, as well as two Kh-59 guided air missiles from the airspace of the Kursk region — in the Poltava region.
