(Kyiv) Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) claimed Monday to have damaged a railway bridge in the Russian region of Samara (Volga), more than 750 km from the Ukrainian border, ensuring that this action slowed down the transport of military equipment.
“The GUR confirms that the rail bridge over the Chapayevka River, in the Russian region of Samara, has been rendered unusable,” said this source, specifying that the bridge had been damaged around 6 a.m. local time (9 p.m. of the East) by “the detonation” of part of its structure.
“This railway line was used by the aggressor state to transport military equipment, in particular explosives produced in the Polimer factory in the city of Chapaevsk,” continues the GUR in a press release, estimating that the bridge will be out of service for “ a long moment “.
Earlier, the regional railway company indicated that the incident did not cause any injuries and was caused by “the intervention of unauthorized persons”, a phrase used by the Russian authorities during this type of incident. event.
“An explosive device damaged a pillar of the rail bridge” above the Tchapayevka river, on a section linking the town of Zvezda to that of Tchapayevsk, according to a source in the rescue service cited by the official Russian agency TASS .
“Rail traffic is currently suspended on this section,” said the regional railway company, without further details.
Numerous sabotages on railway tracks in Russia, including train derailments deep in these countries, have been reported since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Kyiv has claimed responsibility for several of its incidents.