The train that was hit in Udachne was transporting weapons and other military equipment that the West supplied to Kiev. The Ukrainian railway company Ukrzaliznytsia confirmed that three employees were killed and four others were injured. An attack on the railway in Kharkiv also injured ten civilians, according to the railway operator.
According to the Ukrainian security chief, the Russian bombing of railway infrastructure and rail transport in Ukraine is equivalent to “classic measures that precede an offensive”. “The aim is to paralyze deliveries and transport of military goods,” the Ukrainian official said.
Ukrainian authorities warned that the coming weeks will be difficult. Russia hopes to make progress on the front before the effect of the new American aid package becomes noticeable.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia wants to capture the town of Khasiv Yar in the eastern Donetsk region by May 9, Russia’s Victory Day. That is an important logistics hub of the Ukrainian army.
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