Moscow claims train sabotage in Russia was Ukrainian ‘terrorist attack’

(MENAFN) Russia’s Investigative Committee has described the recent railway sabotage in Bryansk and Kursk regions as “terrorist attacks” orchestrated by Ukraine in a bid to maximize civilian harm.

The first incident occurred on Saturday evening in Bryansk, when a railway bridge fell in front of a passenger train. The following morning, a freight train was derailed in Kursk after another bridge collapse. The attacks resulted in seven deaths and injured 113 people.

According to a committee spokeswoman, the attacks were carefully planned by the “Kiev regime” to harm as many civilians as possible. Investigators recovered explosive fragments from the scene and interviewed injured passengers, railway workers, and eyewitnesses.

Russian daily Kommersant reported that a US-made C-4 explosive might have been used in the attack and that a 10kg unexploded device was retrieved afterwards.

The blasts came amid ongoing peace talks in Istanbul and a rise in Ukrainian drone attacks across Russian territory — moves Moscow says are meant to undermine negotiations.

During the negotiations in Türkiye, the two sides exchanged prisoners and memorandums reflecting opposing perspectives on peace conditions. Moscow insisted that Ukraine withdraw troops from its new regions, pursue neutrality, disband nationalist groups, and limit its military capabilities. Ukraine, however, demanded the ability to deploy foreign troops and rejected any form of permanent territory losses.

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