Russian military train derailed after Zaporizhia explosion

    
• Where and when did the explosion occur? The explosion occurred overnight on May 30, 2025, near the town of Yakymivka in the Zaporizhia region.
• What was the train carrying? The Russian military train was transporting fuel and other cargo.
• What are the effects of the explosion? It disrupted the operation of a crucial railway route for the Russians in the occupied territories of the Zaporizhia region and Crimea.

The Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) reported that the explosion occurred overnight on May 30, 2025, on a railway route near the town of Yakymivka. As a result, a Russian military train carrying fuel and other cargo derailed. The train was headed toward temporarily occupied Crimea.

"A key logistical artery of the Muscovites (i.e., Russia - PAP) on the occupied territories of the Zaporizhia region and Crimea has been disrupted," the statement emphasized.

The military intelligence did not disclose whether it was responsible for the incident. However, as Reuters reminds us, in the past, it has repeatedly admitted to attacks carried out on targets deep within Russian territory.

Overnight in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, two serious accidents occurred on the tracks.

Around 4 PM Eastern Time, according to Russian authorities, a bridge over the railway line in the Bryansk region was blown up. A passenger train carrying 388 people was passing underneath it. Seven people were killed, and 69 were injured.

Four hours later, around 8 PM Eastern Time, there was an explosion on a railway bridge running over a highway in the neighboring Kursk region. The explosion caused an arriving locomotive to derail.