Ukrainian drones upset rail, power in Russia
(MENAFN) Ukrainian drone attacks overnight caused significant disruptions to passenger rail services and triggered a power outage in Russia’s Volgograd Region, local officials reported Monday.
Moscow’s Defense Ministry stated that 61 fixed-wing drones were shot down during the assault, with about half intercepted over the Black Sea and Voronezh Region. No casualties were reported, but damage was sustained on the ground in Volgograd Region, where six drones were neutralized.
Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov said one drone severed a high-voltage power line upon crashing, and another was downed near a railway track without exploding, leading to a bomb disposal response. Russian Railways announced train delays of up to four hours due to the incident. The Frolovo railway station, located about 430 km from Kiev-controlled areas and 135 km northwest of Volgograd, sustained minor damage.
The attacks also caused temporary halts in air traffic near Volgograd and Tambov, according to Russia’s aviation authority, Rosaviatsia.
Kiev officials characterize these drone strikes as efforts to pressure Moscow into agreeing to an unconditional ceasefire. Russia rejects these claims, viewing the attacks as attempts by Ukraine to regroup its frontline forces. Russian authorities accuse Ukraine of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure, while Russia insists its strikes focus solely on military targets such as weapons factories and fuel depots used by Ukrainian forces.
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