Russian officials did not say who was responsible for the attack. (Representative)
An explosion in a Russian region bordering Ukraine on Monday derailed a freight train, leaving no casualties, the local governor said in a social media post.
Pictures shared on social media showed several tank carriages lying on their sides in the Bryansk region with dark gray smoke billowing into the air.
Russian Railways, the country’s rail operator, said the incident happened at 10:17 Moscow time (0717 GMT). It said the locomotive and seven goods wagons derailed and the locomotive caught fire.
“An unknown explosive device went off at the 136 kilometer mark on the Bryansk-Unecha railway line, derailing a freight train,” Bryansk governor Alexander Bogomaz said in a post on his Telegram channel.
Russian officials say the region – which borders both Ukraine and Belarus – has seen numerous attacks by pro-Ukraine subversion groups in the 14 months since Russia invaded. On Saturday, the governor said four civilians were killed after shelling hit a village across the border from Kiev.
The incident site, as indicated by the governor, is about 60 kilometers (37 mi) north of Russia’s border with Ukraine.
He did not say who was responsible for the attack.
Separately, the governor of Russia’s Leningrad region near St. Petersburg said a power line had been blown up overnight and an explosive device was found near another line.
Governor Alexander Drozdenko posted pictures of destroyed power lines and metal supports on his Telegram page on Monday morning. He said Russia’s FSB Federal Security Service was working at the site, and did not say who he believed responsible for the incident.
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