Ukrainian drones disrupt Russian freight operations in Melitopol
The Astra channel has obtained details of the attack on the Russian freight train that was targeted in the Fedorivka area in the Melitopol region of Ukraine. Ukrainian intelligence drones carried out attacks in three locations.
The Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR) released a video showing a drone attack on the freight train, resulting in an explosion of one of the carriages. The incident occurred on the occupied section of the railway line between the towns of Verkhnii Tokmak, Molochansk, and Fedorivka.
Train attacked by three drones
ASTRA sources confirm that the attack took place during the night of 23 to 24 May at the Fedorivka station. The train was travelling from Volnovakha to Dzhankoi in Crimea and was attacked by three drones.
One of the drones struck a tanker containing diesel fuel, which exploded and caught fire. The second hit a freight carriage, and the third targeted the railway track. Fortunately, no one was injured in the attack.
Ukraine: Attacks will continue
The attack disrupted Russian rail supply operations on the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia and Crimea.
The Ukrainian side emphasises that actions targeting the military logistics of the aggressor will persist.
