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  • Russian rail faces collapse after Ukraine’s Kursk invasion

    08/15/2024 7:42:19 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 19 replies
    Rail Freight ^ | 8/15/2024 | Dennis van der Laan
    Ukraine’s surprise invasion of the Russian Kursk region has not left the latter’s rail untouched. The attack led to rail congestion in the area, and now Kursk and surrounding areas are no longer accepting freight trains coming in from Belarus. The Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region has prompted Russia to move soldiers from all over the country to contain the Ukrainian advance, says the Belarusian Railway Workers Association (BelZhD). The inflow of soldiers to the new front by train has overcrowded stations in the region. For that reason, Russian Railways (RZD) says it can no longer accept freight trains...