Russian propagandists qualified the detonation of the Severomuysky tunnel in Buryatia, which was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine last night, as a "terrorist attack".
Russia reacted to the SSU special operation
The Russians said that the cause of the explosions in the tunnel was "sabotage", and investigators opened a criminal case under the article "terrorist attack".
On November 30, unknown persons blew up a cargo depot on the Itikit-Okusikan line, consisting of 50 wagons (41 tanks with diesel fuel and 3 tanks with aviation fuel). According to the locomotive crew, during the passage of the tunnel, the voltage was released, and the train braked. While the members of the brigade were finding out what was the matter, heavy smoke began to form in the tunnel - the brigade secured the train and left the tunnel, Russian mass media write.
The propagandists also reported that as a result of the explosion, 16 tanks from the head of the train burned out, and two tanks were found to have a hole in the discharge area.
After the explosion, it was possible to remove 14 tanks, but further transportation of wagons was still impossible. The explosion seriously damaged the rails, and the fuel flooded them.
In addition, as reported by the Russian mass media, another warehouse was blown up in the area later. Four tankers from the warehouse burned out; two more were damaged by fire. According to preliminary data, the fuel spilt over 150 square meters.
What is known about the explosion on the railway in Buryatia
On the night of November 30, an explosion occurred on the Baikal-Amur highway in the Severomuysky tunnel named after Bessolov, located in Buryatia. It was an SSU special operation.
According to preliminary data, four explosive devices went off while the freight train was moving.
Later, Russian propagandists stated that "the cause of the freight train fire was a shorting of the cable network."
