Explosion disrupts key Russian railway in Zaporizhia region

• Where and when did the explosion occur? 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 key railway route for the Russians on the occupied territories of the Zaporizhia region and Crimea.

The Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) reported that an explosion took place overnight on May 30, 2025, on a railway route near the town of Yakymivka. As a result of this incident, a Russian military train derailed while transporting fuel and other cargo. The train was heading towards temporarily occupied Crimea.

The statement emphasized that a key logistical artery of the Muscovites on the occupied territories of the Zaporizhia region and Crimea has been disrupted.

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

Overnight in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, there were two serious accidents 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 beneath 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 over a highway in the neighbouring Kursk region. As a result of the explosion, an approaching locomotive derailed.