At least seven dead after two Russian bridges collapse

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

Two bridges have collapsed overnight in separate incidents in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more.

A road bridge came down in Bryansk, bringing several heavy trucks on to a moving passenger train late on Saturday, the regional governor said.

Emergency services said at least seven people were killed. At least 47 people were taken to hospital, including one child, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
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Hours later a second bridge collapsed in the Zheleznogorsk district, derailing a locomotive train, acting governor Alexander Khinshtein said.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7zjy89304o

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Russia says ‘explosions’ led to deadly train crashes in Bryansk and Kursk regions

Russian investigators said on Sunday they believed “explosions” had caused two bridges in the border regions of Kursk and Bryansk to collapse overnight, derailing trains, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens.
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State media said Russian investigators were probing bridge blasts as ’acts of terrorism’.

Russia has been hit by dozens of sabotage attacks since Moscow launched its offensive against Ukraine in 2022, many targeting its vast railroad network. Kyiv says railroads are targeted because they transport troops and weaponry to the Ukraine war.
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Russia’s Investigative Committee later said that both bridges collapsed due to explosions. Prosecutors said they had opened an investigation.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/01/deaths-as-russian-train-hits-collapsed-bridge-after-interference

[riversedge]

1. When the regular people of Russia start to get affected on a regular basis, the might start waking up to

the criminal boss Mr. Putin!

[riversedge]

2. ...Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Counter-Disinformation Center operating as part of Ukraine's National Security and

Russian railway bridges collapse in 2 regions bordering Ukraine, officials say

At least seven people were killed in Bryansk, the regional governor said.
ByDavid Brennan
June 1, 2025, 4:12 AM

https://abcnews.go.com/International/russian-railway-bridges-collapse-2-regions-bordering-ukraine/story?id=122391100

..........Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Counter-Disinformation Center operating as part of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, disputed suggestions of Ukrainian involvement in a Telegram post -- linking the allegations to Monday's planned peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey.

"It seems that the Kremlin is preparing the ground for the disruption of the talks," Kovalenko wrote. "Ukraine has no motive to disrupt the Istanbul summit. On the contrary, Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire long ago. Therefore, a rail war in the style of World War II is an argument for Russian propaganda, not an instrument of our policy."


Ukrainian intelligence services have in the past claimed responsibility for attacks on Russia's railway networks intended to hamper Moscow's military logistics, while also sharing reports of arson and other sabotage operations against Russian railways without explicitly claiming responsibility.

MORE: At least 10 killed, 33 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine overnight, officials say

On Sunday, for example, Ukrainian military intelligence -- GUR -- reported an explosion on a railway in occupied southern Ukraine on Saturday night, which it said derailed a freight train that was heading toward occupied Crimea...............................