At least 6,300 kilometres of tracks damaged in Ukraine

Damaged tracks in Ukraine
Railway infrastructre in Ukraine has been repeatedly targeted. Railway owrkers have found themselves on the front line all over the country. Image: Twitter.com/Alexander Kamyshin Alexander Kamyshin via Twitter

Since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 6,300 kilometres of railways and 41 railway bridges have been damaged. The projected costs are least 3,4 billion euros, the KSE Institute of the Kyiv School of Economics estimates. 

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At least 6,300 kilometres of tracks damaged in Ukraine

Damaged tracks in Ukraine
Railway infrastructre in Ukraine has been repeatedly targeted. Railway owrkers have found themselves on the front line all over the country. Image: Twitter.com/Alexander Kamyshin Alexander Kamyshin via Twitter

Since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 6,300 kilometres of railways and 41 railway bridges have been damaged. The projected costs are least 3,4 billion euros, the KSE Institute of the Kyiv School of Economics estimates. 

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