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Three dead in attack on locomotive in Russia’s Bryansk region, railways says

By Thomson Reuters May 21, 2026 | 9:51 AM

MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) – Three people were killed when ​a locomotive ‌was struck by a Ukrainian drone in Russia’s Bryansk ‌region ​on Thursday, ⁠state company ⁠Russian Railways said.

• All three victims were Russian Railways ​employees and were hit at ⁠a railway ⁠station in ​the town of Unecha.

• ​Bryansk region’s acting ‌governor, Yegor Kovalchuk, had earlier said Unecha had ⁠come under attack.

• The Bryansk region borders Ukraine ⁠and ‌is frequently ⁠targeted in ​Ukrainian ‌strikes.

(Reporting by Reuters, ​Writing by ⁠Felix Light and Maxim Rodionov; editing by Vladimir Soldatkin and Alex ​Richardson)