Train hits Russian air defence system near Horlivka: three soldiers killed

Ukrainska Pravda
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A train has hit a Russian anti-aircraft missile system near the occupied city of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast overnight, killing three Russian soldiers.

Source: Telegram-based news outlet Astra, citing its sources

Details: The news outlet's sources say a freight train hit a Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system belonging to the Russian Armed Forces on the Yenakiieve-Vuhlehirsk section of the railway.

Early reports indicate that the driver was moving as a part of a military convoy but lost control, drove off a bridge, and was hit by a train.

Quote: "Abay Kultasev, a serviceman from the military unit No. 58249; Vitaliy Paginets, a serviceman from the military unit No. 21005; and Kirill Gaychenko, a serviceman from the military unit No. 21005, have been killed. Servicemen Renat and Mikhail have been injured".

More details: The locomotive has derailed, and damage has been reported to the railway track.

 

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