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Ukraine says Russia damaged more than 200 railway locomotives in 2026

By Thomson Reuters Jul 4, 2026 | 6:11 AM

KYIV, July 4 (Reuters) – Russia is targeting Ukrainian railway locomotives ​and has ‌destroyed or damaged more than 200 since the start of 2026 ‌alone, ​Ukraine’s Deputy ⁠Prime Minister for ⁠Restoration Oleksiy Kuleba said.

• Russia has attacked Ukrainian railway facilities ​more than 1,000 times so ⁠far this ⁠year, officials say.

• ​Two locomotives were damaged ​during an attack on ‌Friday evening in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Kuleba said.

• ⁠The volume of repair work is increasing steadily and ⁠requires ‌significant financial ⁠resources, he said.

• ​Ukrainian ‌state railways operator ​Ukrzaliznytsia handles ⁠more than 90% of Ukraine’s export shipments.

(reporting by Pavel Polityuk. Editing by Mark ​Potter)