The authorities said that two bridges collapsed in the western Russian regions bordering Ukraine, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens.
On Sunday morning, it was not clear whether the two incidents – who participated in the trains – in the neighboring Biananc and your chork were linked, or what exactly caused separate collapse.
Russia’s investigation committee described the two incidents as the result of explosions and described their “terrorist” actions, government media reported.
Andre Kovalinko, head of the Ukraine Center, refused to confront misinformation, which is part of the National Security and Defense Council in Ukraine, Russia’s claim, saying: “Once again, there is a temptation to photograph us as a” terrorist state “in order to avoid dialogue.”
He said: “It seems that the Kremlin is preparing for the collapse of negotiations with a distortion attack on Ukraine in the international media.”
At least seven people were killed in Bianank when the road bridge gave the road to the passenger train late on Saturday, with the “illegal intervention”.
The bridge decreased in the Vegunichi area in the area, about 100 km (62 miles) from the Ukrainian border, crushing the moving train and hitting at least 66 people, including three children, the Russian authorities said.
The regional governor of Bianank, Alexander Bogomaz, blamed the collapse in his area in an explosion, saying that the bridge was “bombed”, according to the government media.
Bogomaz said on a telegram that 44 people had been taken to hospital, with three in serious condition, including a child. The train was carrying 388 passengers.
Among those who were killed in the accident is the train engineer, Russian government media reported RIA Novosti.
The train was traveling from the town of Kilimov to the capital, Moscow, when the debris was wounded from the bridge and left its path, according to Raya.
Pictures of the debris from the office of the interrogional public prosecutor, the music transport, the debris and the concrete above what appears to be the passenger train, and departed from the vehicles when the scene emergency services are attended.
Moscow, a railway, said the collapse was the cause of “illegal intervention in transportation operations”, without providing further details.
The passengers were evacuated from the debris and were transferred to a temporary accommodation at a nearby station, according to Tass.
The railway workers later discovered damage to another part of the railway also in the Bianank region, says Bogomaz, adding that there are no losses.
The damaged shipping train was seen after the collapse of the railway bridge in the Corsak region of Russia, in this photo issued on Sunday. – Chargé d’Affaires of the Cursk Region/Reuters
In another incident overnight on Sunday, a bridge collapsed in the Russian Kursk region – which also bordered Ukraine – where the shipping train was passing over, which resulted in the injury of one of the drivers, according to the Acting Governor of the region.
“Part of the train collapsed on a highway that was under the bridge,” said Alexander Khanstein’s Acting Governor, in a telegram. He added that the accident caused the train to extinguish the emergency service employees to extinguish the fire.
Putin has received updates about the two incidents throughout the night from the Federal Security Department (FSB) and the Russian Ministry of Emergency, said Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin on Sunday, according to government media.
Government media also reported that the Russian leader discussed the accidents on the phone with Bogomaz and the head of the Russian railway, Oleg Biluzov.
In a third incident on Saturday night, a Russian military shipping train was detonated near the occupied city of Meltopol in the Zaburisvia region of Ukraine, according to the defense in Ukraine.
“As a result of the explosion, the train came out with fuel tanks and shipping cars on the railway track,” the intelligence service said.
The authority added that the shipping train was heading towards the Crimea, which the Russian occupies through a “major logistical artery” often used by Russian forces.
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This story was updated with additional developments.
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